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Elementary Schools in Osseo Public School District


At a glance
DistrictOsseo Public School District285th of 458 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →
16
Schools
9,049
Students
Top rankedWeaver Lake Science Math & Technical School114th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Oak View Elementary up 146 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Garden City Elementary 11.4 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

The Osseo Public School District serves about 9,049 students across 16 PK–5 elementary schools in Minnesota's northwest Twin Cities suburbs, with enrollments from 298 at Park Brook Elementary to 952 at Fernbrook Elementary. The district itself ranks 285th of 458 statewide (2 stars), but that rating conceals two sharply different clusters: four schools post math proficiency of 65–70, while a large group sits between 18 and 41. Half of the elementary schools are rated 1 star or below.

At the top, Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School is the strongest all-around performer — highest reading (65.1) and science (42.3, more than double the district figure) and the only school with a rising three-year rank (77th to 87th percentile). Basswood Elementary leads in math (70.3) with the district's lowest low-income rate (18.63%), and Rush Creek Elementary holds the top 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade reading results despite the steepest three-year decline. Cedar Island Elementary is a quiet over-achiever, second in science (33.3) with math rising across grades 3–5, and Oak View Elementary is the turnaround story — the only school to improve in all three subjects. Zanewood Community School STEAM posts the lowest results (math 18.1, reading 26.6, science 7.3) and is the only 0-star school, while Park Brook Elementary, despite 74.83% low-income enrollment, matches the district average in math (40.6).

Several patterns matter for families. Low-income enrollment strongly tracks achievement: schools under 35% average 63.1 in math versus 30.3 above 60% — a 32.8-point gap. Science is the district's weakest subject (20.1 versus the state's 25.5), and 10 of 16 schools fall below the state. Math usually falls from 3rd to 5th grade (district: 55.6 to 40.0) while reading rises (43.1 to 51.9). Year over year, only 3 of 16 schools improved in math, against 8 in reading and 7 in science, and 10 of 16 lost rank standing over three years, with the sharpest losses at the top. Larger schools generally outperform, though Edinbrook Elementary (701 students, 1 star) is the exception.

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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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