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Best Public Schools in Ham Lake, MN

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1,588

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5-star school

Top rankedMcKinley Elementary68^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Ham Lake, Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Davinci Academy and McKinley Elementary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Davinci Academy and Anoka-Hennepin School District, respectively.

Based on the available data, McKinley Elementary stands out as the exceptional school in the area. It is ranked among the top 4% of all elementary schools in Minnesota and has consistently received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. McKinley Elementary's test scores are significantly higher than the state and district averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with 77.57% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.21% statewide.

In contrast, while Davinci Academy is performing reasonably well, its rankings and test scores are generally in the middle to upper range for the state, not reaching the exceptional level of McKinley Elementary. Davinci Academy has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (32.52%) compared to McKinley Elementary (18.99%), suggesting it serves a more diverse student population.

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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	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	952	58	16.3	25.9%	497 (52.2%)	219 (23.0%)	33 (3.5%)	125 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.6%)	61.6	355^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.3%		70.9	245^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.2%	110	62.9	51.5	54.5	32.7	41.4	50.6	48.8	45.7	44.7	67.3	59.7	66.4	57.8	56.8	$10,827
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1740 Constance Blvd NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3400	636	37	17.2	18.4%	514 (80.8%)	13 (2.0%)	18 (2.8%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	87.3	68^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.4	34^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.1%	34	77.6	74.1	81.7				77.6	59.5	64.9	74.2				65.6	$11,492

Cities Near Ham Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Andover	3.33 mi	5	28^th
Blaine	3.34 mi	14	249^th
East Bethel	3.95 mi	2	413^th
Oak Grove	4.72 mi	2
Coon Rapids	4.97 mi	21	344^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.

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