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Best Public Schools in Anoka, MN

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

4,098

Students

Districts

Top rankedWilson Elementary453^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary School for Arts up 3 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Two Rivers Transition at Franklin 5.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Anoka, Minnesota is home to 10 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District. The district is ranked 165 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their academic performance. Wilson Elementary has the highest proficiency rates in both math and reading across all grades, exceeding the district and state averages. Anoka Middle School for the Arts also performs well academically, ranking 167 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools and maintaining a 3-star rating. In contrast, Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School and Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School have the lowest academic performance in the district, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota high schools.

The data reveals a wide range of academic performance across the schools, with a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and student outcomes. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Crossroads School, tend to have lower proficiency rates. Additionally, specialized programs like those at Lincoln Elementary School for Arts and Anoka Middle School for the Arts appear to be more effective in supporting student success.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2025)	Ranking (2024)	MCA-III Math (2025)	MCA-III Reading (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Anoka High School	Public	9-12	3939 N 7th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6200	2,348	128	18.3	35.0%	1,467 (62.5%)	356 (15.2%)	153 (6.5%)	165 (7.0%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	189 (8.0%)	47.6	268^th of 450 public high schools	40.4%	59.2	214^th of 480 public high schools	55.4%	54				24.1	24.1				46.7	46.7	$11,857
Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	432	29	14.6	55.3%	249 (57.6%)	54 (12.5%)	43 (10.0%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.0%)	40.2	569^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.7%	41.3	572^nd of 881 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	48.0	35.5	41.8		41.8	41.3	31.6	61.8		43.2	$16,557
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Sunny Ln N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4701	576	41	14.2	48.1%	320 (55.6%)	102 (17.7%)	34 (5.9%)	59 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	52.3	453^rd of 872 public elementary schools	48.1%	61	366^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.5%	87	62.2	58.0	34.3		51.2	38.4	50.0	51.4		46.7	$12,449
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	Public	6-12	2727 Ferry St N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3201	2	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)							(n/a)											$2,986
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	Public	9-12	1355 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 576-7960	131	11	11.9	60.3%	42 (32.1%)	34 (26.0%)	28 (21.4%)	15 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.4%)							(n/a)											$11,646
Secondary Technical Educational Prog S.T.E.P	Public	10-12	1353 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-4000	83	27	3.0	33.7%	52 (62.7%)	12 (14.5%)	9 (10.8%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.2%)							(n/a)											$19,095
Secondary Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1353 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 433-4000	70	2	32.4	31.4%	46 (65.7%)	5 (7.1%)	9 (12.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)							(n/a)											$4,408
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Washington	Public	6	2171 6th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0																	(n/a)
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore	Public	7-8	1523 5th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0																	(n/a)
Sandburg Regional High School	Public	9-12	1902 2nd Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 506-7400	217	24	9.2	61.8%	99 (45.6%)	59 (27.2%)	29 (13.4%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)							(n/a)
Two Rivers Transition at Franklin	Public	12	215 W Main St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 506-7600	223	38	5.8	64.6%	130 (58.3%)	37 (16.6%)	15 (6.7%)	16 (7.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.3%)							(n/a)
Anoka-Hennepin Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 N Ferry St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-1350	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Crossroads School	Public, Alternative	K-12	22426 St. Francis Blvd NW	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 753-7023	16	5	3.3	81.3%	4 (25.0%)	4 (25.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)							(n/a)					10.0					25.0	$66,711

Cities Near Anoka

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ramsey	1.14 mi	5	134^th
Dayton	4.27 mi	1	142^nd
Champlin	5.37 mi	5	185^th
Andover	5.58 mi	5	28^th
Elk River	5.62 mi	21	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Anoka High School	Public	9-12	3939 N 7th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6200	2,348	128	18.3	35.0%	1,467 (62.5%)	356 (15.2%)	153 (6.5%)	165 (7.0%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	189 (8.0%)	47.6	268^th of 450 public high schools	40.4%		59.2	214^th of 480 public high schools	55.4%	54				24.1	24.1				46.7	46.7	$11,857
Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	432	29	14.6	55.3%	249 (57.6%)	54 (12.5%)	43 (10.0%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.0%)	40.2	569^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.7%		41.3	572^nd of 881 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	48.0	35.5	41.8		41.8	41.3	31.6	61.8		43.2	$16,557
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Sunny Ln N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4701	576	41	14.2	48.1%	320 (55.6%)	102 (17.7%)	34 (5.9%)	59 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	52.3	453^rd of 872 public elementary schools	48.1%		61	366^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.5%	87	62.2	58.0	34.3		51.2	38.4	50.0	51.4		46.7	$12,449
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	Public	6-12	2727 Ferry St N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3201	2	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$2,986
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	Public	9-12	1355 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 576-7960	131	11	11.9	60.3%	42 (32.1%)	34 (26.0%)	28 (21.4%)	15 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.4%)								(n/a)											$11,646
Secondary Technical Educational Prog S.T.E.P	Public	10-12	1353 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-4000	83	27	3.0	33.7%	52 (62.7%)	12 (14.5%)	9 (10.8%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.2%)								(n/a)											$19,095
Secondary Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1353 W Highway 10	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 433-4000	70	2	32.4	31.4%	46 (65.7%)	5 (7.1%)	9 (12.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)											$4,408
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Washington	Public	6	2171 6th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0																		(n/a)
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore	Public	7-8	1523 5th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0																		(n/a)
Sandburg Regional High School	Public	9-12	1902 2nd Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 506-7400	217	24	9.2	61.8%	99 (45.6%)	59 (27.2%)	29 (13.4%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)
Two Rivers Transition at Franklin	Public	12	215 W Main St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 506-7600	223	38	5.8	64.6%	130 (58.3%)	37 (16.6%)	15 (6.7%)	16 (7.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.3%)								(n/a)
Anoka-Hennepin Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 N Ferry St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-1350	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Crossroads School	Public, Alternative	K-12	22426 St. Francis Blvd NW	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 753-7023	16	5	3.3	81.3%	4 (25.0%)	4 (25.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)								(n/a)					10.0					25.0	$66,711