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Brookside Elementary

Q: Is Brookside Elementary a good school?

Brookside Elementary ranks 116 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ramsey, Minnesota, serving 770 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, which is ranked 165 out of 446 districts in the state.

Brookside Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with strong academic performance in both math and reading. The school's students significantly outperform the district and state averages, with 74.11% proficiency in math compared to 51.94% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Brookside's reading scores are also impressive, with 5th-grade students scoring around 10 percentage points higher than the district and state. The school's student-teacher ratio is lower than the district average, and it has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients.

Compared to other nearby schools, Brookside stands out as a top performer. The closest competitor is Rum River Elementary, which is also a high-performing school. However, Brookside's student-teacher ratio and free/reduced-price lunch rates are more favorable, indicating that the school may have additional resources or strategies in place to support student success.

779

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17003 Nowthen Blvd NW
Ramsey, MN 55303-8888

(763) 433-5200

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Asian:

8.2%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg47%

116^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 14 pts since 2021

From top 27% (2021) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	82.5	116 of 872	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	118 of 881	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	174 of 845	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	147 of 858	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	235 of 869	73.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	59 of 140	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	67 of 303	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	48 of 303	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	47 of 276	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	37 of 175	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	116 of 799	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	131 of 809	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	196 of 787	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	181 of 799	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	257 of 783	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	146 of 764	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	124 of 793	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	158 of 774	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	170 of 663	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	246 of 683	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	130 of 812	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	114 of 826	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	154 of 799	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	121 of 808	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	214 of 784	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	26.9	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	120 of 562	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	200 of 572	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	144 of 524	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	77 of 500	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	128 of 417	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	115 of 714	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	141 of 730	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	180 of 712	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	175 of 725	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	243 of 710	65.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)18th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+29 vs state

Reading61%+12 vs state

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17003 Nowthen Blvd NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5200	779	50	15.4	27.0%	568 (72.9%)	52 (6.7%)	38 (4.9%)	64 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.1%)	82.5	116^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.7%		82.5	118^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.6%	2	71.2	75.8	75.3	74.1	53.6	63.7	66.5	61.4
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
PACT Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 712-4301	673	38	17.7	27.2%	519 (77.1%)	74 (11.0%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.6%)	62.8	346^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.3%		50.3	490^th of 881 public elementary schools	44.4%	144	69.8	61.8	41.4	57.2	45.8	50.9	56.9	51.4	$10,486
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%		87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%	43	87.1	81.0	68.6	78.5	75.8	77.6	83.2	79.1	$12,229
Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	850	52	16.4	19.2%	685 (80.6%)	35 (4.1%)	40 (4.7%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	88.9	52^nd of 872 public elementary schools	94.0%		91.4	30^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	87.0	74.8	79.0	80.4	61.0	58.0	79.6	66.7	$12,464
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
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
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%		17	747^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.2%	91	50.0		0.0	31.3	40.9		9.1	31.3
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary

What district is Brookside Elementary in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

Is Brookside Elementary a good school?

Brookside Elementary ranks 116^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary?

Students at Brookside Elementary are 73% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Brookside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Brookside Elementary.

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