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Linwood Elementary

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Linwood Elementary ranks 313 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Linwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Wyoming, Minnesota, serving 388 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Forest Lake Public School District. The school has a mixed performance history, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 313 and 561 out of around 870 Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Linwood Elementary's math proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, with 54.75% of all students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.21%. However, the school's reading proficiency rates are closer to the state average, at 54.5% proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 49.59%. The school's performance varies across grade levels, with 3rd and 4th graders performing better in math than 5th and 6th graders. Linwood Elementary's special education students and low socioeconomic status students perform significantly lower than the state average and their peers at the school.

Compared to nearby schools, Linwood Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of Wyoming Elementary and Columbus Elementary, which are both ranked higher and have higher proficiency rates in both math and reading. However, Linwood Elementary outperforms the nearby Forest View Elementary and Star of the North Academy Charter School. The nearby McKinley Elementary, part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, stands out with exceptional performance, ranking among the top 5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

400

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,780

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21900 Typo Creek Dr NE
Wyoming, MN 55092-9451

(651) 982-1900

District: Forest Lake Public School District

Students who attend Linwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Forest Lake Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Forest Lake Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

313^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Forest Lake Public School District

200^th of 446Forest Lake Public 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	66.1	313 of 872	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	399 of 881	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	398 of 845	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	522 of 858	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	561 of 869	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	502 of 870	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	474 of 847	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	437 of 853	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.3	431 of 848	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	403 of 840	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	362 of 826	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	285 of 824	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	329 of 820	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	404 of 814	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	474 of 803	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.6	604 of 781	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	573 of 777	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	595 of 756	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.5	451 of 685	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.2	311 of 676	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	41.1	488 of 674	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	338 of 799	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	425 of 809	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	458 of 787	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	541 of 799	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	583 of 783	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	456 of 787	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	387 of 774	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	399 of 764	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	250 of 793	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	308 of 774	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	403 of 663	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	363 of 683	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	538 of 740	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	495 of 728	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	256 of 812	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	348 of 826	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	313 of 799	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	441 of 808	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	452 of 784	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	490 of 798	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	488 of 779	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	406 of 562	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	421 of 500	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	332 of 515	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	377 of 714	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	487 of 730	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	440 of 712	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	595 of 725	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	645 of 710	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	552 of 722	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	487 of 712	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math55%+10 vs state

Reading55%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Linwood Elementary

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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 8th 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 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-1900	400	24	16.4	24.5%	343 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	66.1	313^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.1%		58.3	399^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.7%	86	58.5	65.4	54.9	39.6			54.8	50.8	49.1	64.7	54.7			54.5	$11,780
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	17345 Notre Dame St	Forest Lake	55025	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8900	441	22	20.1	18.4%	356 (80.7%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	51 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	80.4	145^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.4	156^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.3%	11	73.3	71.4	53.9	61.0			65.4	54.7	52.9	69.2	74.6			62.1	$11,912
Wyoming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25701 Forest Blvd N	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8000	447	25	17.9	23.7%	372 (83.2%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.7%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	69.9	268^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.3%		75.5	192^nd of 881 public elementary schools	78.2%	76	70.5	65.1	56.9	57.5			62.1	59.0	41.3	54.2	54.8			52.4	$11,377
Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224	12	15.0	98.2%	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.7	710^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.5	753^rd of 881 public elementary schools	14.5%	43	48.3	40.9	20.8	4.2	20.0	20.8	26.8	24.1	27.3	41.7	29.2	53.3	45.8	35.5	$12,385
East Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8901	460	36	12.7	34.6%	349 (75.9%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	58.9	383^rd of 872 public elementary schools	56.1%		58.6	394^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.3%	11	61.4	60.6	29.2				48.8	49.4	53.0	61.1				54.8	$10,999
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21108 NE Polk St	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8781	680	47	14.4	28.8%	522 (76.8%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	67 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	57.4	401^st of 872 public elementary schools	54.0%		61.6	355^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.7%	46	44.9	65.2	44.4				51.0	38.8	53.6	64.5				52.1	$10,593
North Lakes Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4576 232nd St N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	North Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-2773	220	16	13.6	46.4%	181 (82.3%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	8 (3.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	42	551^st of 872 public elementary schools	36.8%		48.7	506^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.6%	45	66.7	42.9	24.4	45.2			42.0	44.4	25.7	40.9	56.3			41.3
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	620 SW 4th St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8200	345	22	15.6	51.0%	216 (62.6%)	12 (3.5%)	45 (13.0%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)								(n/a)	44.3						44.3	35.8						35.8	$13,799
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1740 Constance Blvd NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3400	636	37	17.2	18.4%	514 (80.8%)	13 (2.0%)	18 (2.8%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	87.3	68^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.4	34^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.1%	34	77.6	74.1	81.7				77.6	59.5	64.9	74.2				65.6	$11,492
LILA Kinder Center	Public, Charter	PK-K	121 SE 11th Ave	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-0771	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$8,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Linwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Forest Lake Area High School

What is the racial makeup of Linwood Elementary?

Students at Linwood Elementary are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Linwood Elementary a good school?

Linwood Elementary ranks 313^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Linwood Elementary.

What district is Linwood Elementary in?

Forest Lake Public School District

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