Elementary Schools in Parnassus Preparatory School

Elementary Schools located in Parnassus Preparatory School consist of one school, Parnassus Prep School-Grammar, serving grades K–4 in Maple Grove, MN, with 623 students. The school’s district is Parnassus Preparatory School, ranked 119 of 458 districts, at the 74th percentile with 4 stars. The school itself has recent ranks near the middle of Minnesota elementary schools: 437 of 869, 50th percentile, 2 stars in 2025–2026; 429 of 872, 51st percentile, 3 stars in 2024–2025; and 466 of 881, 47th percentile, 2 stars in 2023–2024. Context metrics include a 17.2 student–teacher ratio and 48.8% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025.

Academically, the standout pattern for Parnassus Prep School-Grammar is strong math and weaker reading. In 2025–2026, All Grades math proficiency is 62.3%, above the district’s 46% and the state’s 44.9% by 16.3 and 17.4 percentage points, respectively. Third-grade math is 68.9% versus 57.9% for the state, and fourth-grade math is 55.7% versus 55.2% for the state. Reading is below both benchmarks: All Grades reading is 38.5%, compared with 45.9% for the district and 48.6% for the state; third-grade reading is 42.6% versus 46.8% for the state; and fourth-grade reading is 34.4% versus 48.8% for the state. The math–reading gap is 23.8 points overall, 26.3 points in third grade, and 21.3 points in fourth grade.

Math performance has been stable, moving from 62.18% in 2024–2025 to 62.3% in 2025–2026, while reading declined from 40.34% to 38.5%; the state reading figure also slipped from 49.59% to 48.6%. For third- and fourth-grade math and reading, district figures equal the school’s figures exactly, suggesting the school is the sole contributor to those grade-level district results in this view. The district’s high overall rank and the school’s near-median rank may reflect additional grade levels or student groups beyond this K–4 school. With nearly half of students receiving free/reduced lunch and a 17.2 student–teacher ratio, the main takeaway is that Parnassus Prep School-Grammar shows notable math strength but reading outcomes below district and state, especially in fourth grade.