Anoka-Hennepin School District

The Anoka-Hennepin School District in the northern Minneapolis suburbs serves about 35,666 students across 45 schools — 25 elementary, 5 middle, 13 high schools, and 2 alternative programs — covering communities such as Anoka, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Champlin, and Andover. Overall, the district outperforms the state in all three tested subjects: 51.0% math versus 44.9% state, 50.9% reading versus 48.6%, and 27.1% science versus 25.5%. That average, though, hides big differences from school to school.

Several schools stand out. Oak View Middle is the strongest middle school at the 95th percentile with 5 stars and math and reading proficiency above 63%. Andover Elementary posts the district's top math (81.5%) and reading (68.4%) proficiency, while McKinley Elementary leads in science at 52.7%. Among high schools, Blaine High School combines an 87th-percentile rank, 50.6% math, 47.2% science, and a 95.4% graduation rate; Andover High School has the best high school reading score at 51.1% and a 95.1% graduation rate. All five comprehensive high schools graduate more than 90% of students and have dropout rates below the state's 4.2%.

Gaps remain. Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM trails at 23.4% math and 23.5% reading with 72.75% free/reduced lunch, and Morris Bye Elementary has the lowest elementary science score at 6.3%. Science is the district's clearest weakness in middle and high school, and high school math ranges from 50.6% at Blaine down to 23.6% at Anoka High School. Free/reduced-lunch rates track with performance, but Monroe Elementary School - MSE and Eisenhower Elementary show that higher-poverty schools can still beat averages.