Best Public Schools in Anoka, MN

Schools in Anoka, Minnesota include nine schools serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade: two elementary schools, six high schools, and one alternative school. Eight are in the Anoka-Hennepin School District and one is in the St. Francis Area Schools. Combined enrollment is 4,096 students, but it is heavily concentrated: Anoka High School alone enrolls 2,348 students, or 57.3% of everyone in the list, while the median school enrolls just 217. Free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio are reported for all nine schools; test scores, graduation, and dropout data are available for only some.

Anoka High School has the strongest graduation profile, at a 92.2% graduation rate (above the district's 88.7% and the state's 84.9%) and a 2.2% dropout rate (below the state's 4.2%). Wilson Elementary is the stronger elementary in math and science, at 50.4% math — near the district's 51.0% and above the state's 44.9% — and 28.0% science, above both. Lincoln Elementary School for Arts trails at 41.0% math, 39.4% reading, and 19.4% science. Sandburg Regional High School has the weakest reported outcomes, including 2.9% math, 3.8% reading, 0% science, and a 59.1% graduation rate. Graduation rates are far lower at Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School (6.8%), Secondary Technical Educational Prog S.T.E.P (11.9%), and Secondary Virtual School (2.4%), though these small, specialized programs serve different students and are not directly comparable.

Reading is the most consistent concern: every school reporting all-grade reading in 2025-26 scored below both district and state levels, while math and science vary more sharply between schools. Some schools, including Crossroads School, S.T.E.P, and Secondary Virtual, have suppressed 2025-26 test scores, which are unknown rather than zero. Very small enrollments, such as Crossroads' 16 students, make percentages volatile. Free/reduced lunch rates are highest at Crossroads (81.25%) and Two Rivers Transition at Franklin (64.57%). Student-teacher ratios range from 3.0 at S.T.E.P to 32.4 at Secondary Virtual.