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Wilson Elementary

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Wilson Elementary ranks 453 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Anoka, Minnesota, serving 569 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, which is ranked 165 out of 446 districts in the state.

One of Wilson Elementary's key strengths is its support for English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school has consistently ranked among the top 5% of Minnesota elementary schools in ELL student performance, earning a 5-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, Wilson Elementary has performed well compared to other Minnesota elementary schools with similar SES demographics, ranking in the top 30% for low-SES students in recent years. The school's smaller class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 14.2 to 15.1 over the past three years, may contribute to its ability to provide more individualized attention and support for its diverse student population.

However, Wilson Elementary's overall academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the MCA-III assessments, has been mixed in recent years. While the school's performance for its ELL and low-SES student populations is stronger than some nearby schools, such as Morris Bye Elementary and Ramsey Elementary, it has generally been below average compared to the Anoka-Hennepin School District and the state of Minnesota. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students and students with special education needs performing below average.

576

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,449

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Sunny Ln N
Anoka, MN 55303-1495

(763) 506-4701

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anoka Middle School For The Arts
High:	Anoka High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

African American:

17.7%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg47%

453^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District

165^th of 446Anoka-Hennepin School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	453 of 872	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	366 of 881	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	425 of 845	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	525 of 858	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	564 of 869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	464 of 870	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	411 of 847	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	495 of 853	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	478 of 848	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	568 of 840	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.0	396 of 826	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	347 of 824	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	497 of 820	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	395 of 814	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	527 of 803	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	241 of 434	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.4	273 of 781	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.2	492 of 777	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.7	632 of 756	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.3	453 of 685	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	442 of 676	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.1	339 of 674	49.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	99 of 298	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	117 of 310	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	110 of 279	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	124 of 282	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	61 of 227	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	111 of 283	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	66 of 266	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	80 of 140	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	23 of 303	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	74.1	44 of 303	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	27 of 276	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	16.7	244 of 256	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	372 of 799	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	355 of 809	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	414 of 787	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	520 of 799	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	527 of 783	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	493 of 787	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	472 of 774	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	213 of 764	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	298 of 793	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	214 of 774	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	299 of 663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	227 of 683	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	305 of 740	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	184 of 728	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	507 of 812	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	333 of 826	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	402 of 799	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	475 of 808	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	515 of 784	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	366 of 798	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	327 of 779	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	46.4	49 of 87	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	452 of 562	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	354 of 572	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	395 of 524	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	460 of 500	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	306 of 417	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	356 of 515	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	197 of 463	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	472 of 714	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	270 of 730	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	361 of 712	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	427 of 725	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	567 of 710	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	459 of 722	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	369 of 712	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)44th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading47%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, June 10, 2017

I hate this school. I was enrolled into this school when we moved here. (in tenth grade now) and this school was terrible. terrible teachers, terrible people, everything. I hate this school. 2nd and 4th grade was the best years, but the others were straight bad. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Total
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
Crooked Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	2939 Bunker Lake Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2100	438	32	13.8	32.9%	311 (71.0%)	37 (8.4%)	27 (6.2%)	34 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	75	208^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.1%		83.4	108^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.7%	100	64.8	68.2	80.5			70.9	42.9	60.0	71.4			57.1	$12,759
Elementary Virtual School	Public	K-5	215 W Main St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	204	14	14.5	26.0%	158 (77.5%)	11 (5.4%)	10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	21.9	700^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.7%		30.5	649^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.3%	51	32.3	23.1	16.0	25.0	40.0	25.2	35.5	28.0	40.0	50.0	50.0	37.3
Morris Bye Elementary	Public	K-5	11931 Crooked Lake Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3700	472	34	13.9	50.2%	217 (46.0%)	97 (20.6%)	24 (5.1%)	75 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.7%)	38.7	583^rd of 872 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.8	629^th of 881 public elementary schools	28.6%	46	45.1	37.0	40.0			40.9	35.4	43.2	49.4			42.6	$15,047
Innovation Sci & Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 339-0642	83	7	12.5	95.2%	6 (7.2%)	71 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	24.2	688^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.1%		13.4	772^nd of 881 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	41.7	33.3	23.1			32.4	18.2	25.0	53.9			33.3
Ramsey Elementary	Public	K-5	15100 Nowthen Blvd	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4000	910	66	13.7	53.1%	410 (45.1%)	258 (28.4%)	60 (6.6%)	104 (11.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.1%)	43.1	539^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.2%		58	405^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.0%	134	45.8	48.0	55.9			49.7	32.0	34.2	54.9			39.8	$11,511
Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	12000 S Diamond Lake Rd	Dayton	55327	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2200	556	42	13.0	29.0%	310 (55.8%)	86 (15.5%)	69 (12.4%)	43 (7.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	67.3	297^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.9%		63.8	326^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.0%	29	70.1	60.9	61.7			64.3	43.7	45.5	64.2			50.8	$13,776
Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,165	71	16.5	18.6%	896 (76.9%)	58 (5.0%)	61 (5.2%)	77 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	90	46^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.8	41^st of 881 public elementary schools	95.3%	5	82.0	82.9	83.1			82.7	59.6	61.8	79.0			67.2	$11,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks 453^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anoka Middle School For The Arts
High : Anoka High School

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 56% White, 18% African American, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

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