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Bel Air Elementary

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Bel Air Elementary ranks 206 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bel Air Elementary is a grades 1–5 school in New Brighton, Minnesota, serving 729 students in the Mounds View Public School District, which itself ranks 86 of 458 districts statewide (81st percentile, 4 stars). Bel Air Elementary ranks 206 of 869 schools in Minnesota for 2025–2026 — 76th percentile, 4 stars — the strongest ranking in its available history, up from the 70th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 63rd percentile (3 stars) in 2022–2023. Its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency rates are 65.3% in math, 57.5% in reading, and 31.8% in science, with a 36.76% free/reduced-lunch rate and a 15:1 student-teacher ratio.

Math is the school's signature strength. At 65.3% proficient, Bel Air is about 10 points above its district (54.9%) and 20 points above the state (44.9%); 4th grade math reaches 76.6%, more than 10 points above the district and 21 points above the state. Reading is solid at 57.5% — a modest 1.4 points above the district and 8.9 points above the state — though 3rd grade reading sits slightly below the district. Science is the main academic concern: 31.8% is below the district but above the state, and it has fallen from 51.02% in 2022–2023 to roughly 30–32% in the past two years, slipping from above the district to below it.

Among nearby schools, only Wilshire Park Elementary ranks higher overall (85th percentile), with stronger reading and slightly higher math. Bel Air outranks its same-district peer Valentine Hills Elementary and posts higher math proficiency. Other nearby Columbia Heights and charter schools score far lower while serving much higher-poverty populations, so those comparisons come with large demographic differences. Subgroup effectiveness results are mixed: ratings for special education students improved from the 17th to the 46th percentile over three years and for low-income students from the 54th to the 61st, while English Language Learner effectiveness fell from the 73rd to the 38th percentile. The 15:1 student-teacher ratio is typical for the area.

729

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,365

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 5th St NW
New Brighton, MN 55112-6501

(651) 621-6300

District: Mounds View Public School District

Students who attend Bel Air Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Highview Middle School
High:	Irondale Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

African American:

12.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

206^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

86^th of 458Mounds View 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
2026	75.0	206 of 869	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	262 of 872	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	252 of 881	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	315 of 845	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	234 of 858	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	279 of 869	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	269 of 870	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	262 of 847	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	326 of 853	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.5	293 of 848	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	343 of 840	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	260 of 826	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	307 of 824	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	342 of 820	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.8	431 of 814	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	376 of 803	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.8	260 of 434	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.3	328 of 781	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.5	223 of 777	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	226 of 756	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	62.4	262 of 685	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.6	329 of 676	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.3	261 of 674	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	105 of 315	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	97 of 298	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	58 of 310	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	118 of 279	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	98 of 282	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	93 of 227	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	57 of 283	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	79 of 266	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	42 of 143	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	43 of 140	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	48 of 154	68.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	43 of 128	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	26 of 131	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	29 of 134	78.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	188 of 305	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	139 of 303	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	82 of 303	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	29.2	222 of 276	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.3	55 of 256	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	22 of 175	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.6	182 of 239	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	164 of 242	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	189 of 790	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	200 of 799	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	205 of 809	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	237 of 787	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	190 of 799	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	192 of 783	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	205 of 787	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	291 of 774	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	40 of 238	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	145 of 214	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	59 of 219	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	77 of 220	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	295 of 764	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	337 of 764	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	368 of 793	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	519 of 774	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	223 of 663	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	429 of 683	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	347 of 740	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	410 of 728	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	210 of 807	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	313 of 812	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	285 of 826	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	390 of 799	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	260 of 808	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	341 of 784	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	320 of 798	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	221 of 779	71.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	47 of 92	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	23 of 77	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	29 of 98	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	310 of 579	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	407 of 562	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	477 of 572	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	371 of 524	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.4	186 of 500	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.8	33 of 417	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	52.2	256 of 515	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	241 of 463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	155 of 710	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	205 of 714	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	201 of 730	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	221 of 712	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	97 of 725	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	114 of 710	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	115 of 722	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	93 of 712	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math65%+20 vs state

Reading57%+9 vs state

Science32%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	729	48	15.0	36.8%	437 (59.9%)	88 (12.1%)	67 (9.2%)	62 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	75	206^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%	56	52.0	59.7	62.0				57.5	31.8		31.8	66.5	76.6	54.7				65.3	$12,365
Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43.4	532^nd of 869 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%	3	44.9	42.6	60.7	38.5	54.2	48.0	48.2	25.0	14.0	19.8	61.2	37.0	30.4	16.3	20.8	26.0	32.0	$15,261
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)																		$15,618
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	534	34	15.6	78.3%	82 (15.4%)	123 (23.0%)	273 (51.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	8.6	808^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.0%		7.9	810^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.1%	2	18.3	24.1	24.1				22.2	6.4		6.4	24.4	24.7	6.3				18.7	$14,593
Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Highcrest Rd NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 706-1200	690	44	15.5	27.1%	444 (64.3%)	78 (11.3%)	53 (7.7%)	49 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	81.1	133^rd of 869 public elementary schools	84.7%		68.5	284^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.4%	151	65.6	60.2	65.5				63.7	33.9		33.9	75.4	68.9	55.8				66.8	$11,188
Bultum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1555 40th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Bultum Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 450-3522	249	20	12.5	83.1%	10 (4.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	694^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.8	676^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.5%	18	40.0	9.4	38.5	37.9	33.3	43.8	32.7	7.7	18.8	11.9	54.3	9.4	26.9	17.2	16.7	18.8	25.6
North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	10.7	794^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%	20	19.6	29.6	31.6				26.9	8.8		8.8	22.8	18.2	8.8				16.6	$14,968
Valentine Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	1770 County Road E2 W	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7800	750	49	15.1	45.2%	397 (52.9%)	131 (17.5%)	98 (13.1%)	35 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (11.7%)	69.3	259^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.2%		56.4	410^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.0%	151	52.7	54.1	62.5				56.6	36.7		36.7	54.2	58.5	53.3				55.4	$12,396
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4205	568	36	15.6	79.2%	78 (13.7%)	72 (12.7%)	377 (66.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	6.4	825^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.1%		4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%	14	17.0	16.7	22.0				18.5	8.6		8.6	13.6	15.6	8.6				12.7	$13,873
Special Education Nonpublic	Public	PK, KG-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 706-1000	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bel Air Elementary

Is Bel Air Elementary a good school?

Bel Air Elementary ranks 206^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bel Air Elementary?

Students at Bel Air Elementary are 60% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

What district is Bel Air Elementary in?

Mounds View Public School District

How many students attend Bel Air Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Bel Air Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bel Air Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bel Air Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highview Middle School
High : Irondale Senior High

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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