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Fair Oaks Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Fair Oaks Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 396 students in Brooklyn Park, a suburb northwest of Minneapolis, and is part of the Osseo Public School District. It currently ranks 666th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 23rd percentile — with a 1-star rating, below its district's 38th-percentile standing. The school's story, though, is one of long-run improvement: a decade ago it sat in the bottom decile with 0–1 stars, and it has since climbed into the low-to-mid 20s, peaking at the 29th percentile in 2023-24. About 72.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, down from roughly 83.5% two years earlier.

Compared with ten nearby schools, Fair Oaks is one of the two strongest. Its math proficiency of 39.9% is about 16 points above the neighborhood average of roughly 24%, and its reading rate of 32.8% is about 6 points above the local average of about 27%. Only Park Brook Elementary matches it in math (40.6%, effectively a tie), and only Birch Grove School for the Arts beats it in reading. Fair Oaks outperforms Palmer Lake Elementary, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population, and it separates itself clearly from the nearby charter schools, including Excell Academy Charter one block away. Its 11.5:1 student-teacher ratio is lower than seven of the ten comparison schools.

The clearest challenge is reading and science, not math. Math (39.9%) sits close to the district's 41.8% and the state's 44.9%, but reading (32.8%) trails the district's 44.6% and the state's 48.6%, and science (11.1%) is less than half the state's 25.5% — though science is tested only in 5th grade, so a small cohort swings the result. Reading has fallen 12–16 points short of the district every year on record, and gaps widen in the upper grades. Encouragingly, the school's results with low-income students (51st percentile, 3 stars) and English learners (52nd percentile, 3 stars) are at or above the state median, and special education results improved from the 11th to the 24th percentile over three years.

396

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,790

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

92.5%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.7% (MMR)

5600 65th Ave N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55429-2096

(763) 533-2246

District: Osseo Public School District

Students who attend Fair Oaks Elementary usually attend:

High:

Park Center Ib World School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Asian:

22.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

666^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Osseo Public School District

285^th of 458Osseo 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	26.8	666 of 869	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	665 of 872	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	622 of 881	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	635 of 845	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	662 of 858	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	711 of 869	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	767 of 870	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	775 of 847	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	786 of 853	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	786 of 848	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	769 of 840	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	741 of 781	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	737 of 777	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	728 of 756	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	672 of 685	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	640 of 676	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	648 of 674	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	53 of 315	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	84 of 298	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	54 of 310	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	112 of 279	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	70 of 282	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	147 of 227	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	252 of 283	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	206 of 266	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	92 of 143	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	72 of 140	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	83 of 154	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	71 of 128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	75 of 131	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	96 of 136	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	106 of 134	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	147 of 305	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	204 of 303	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	88 of 303	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	88 of 276	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	88 of 256	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	72 of 175	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	125 of 239	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	149 of 242	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	623 of 790	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	645 of 799	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	569 of 809	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	567 of 787	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	583 of 799	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	645 of 783	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	714 of 787	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	707 of 774	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	85 of 256	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	105 of 238	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	90 of 249	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	83 of 214	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	47 of 209	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	88 of 219	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	138 of 220	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	373 of 764	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	368 of 764	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	400 of 793	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	467 of 774	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	375 of 663	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	438 of 683	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	545 of 740	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	621 of 728	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	621 of 807	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	606 of 812	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	600 of 826	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	650 of 799	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	651 of 808	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	651 of 784	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	702 of 798	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	712 of 779	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	439 of 579	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	486 of 562	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	509 of 572	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	452 of 524	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	456 of 515	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	415 of 463	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+28 vs school

Asian (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math40%-5 vs state

Reading33%-16 vs state

Science11%-14 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-2246	396	34	11.5	72.7%	16 (4.0%)	144 (36.4%)	125 (31.6%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	26.8	666^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.4%		27.7	665^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.7%	1	32.8	31.3	34.5				32.8	11.1		11.1	47.5	43.3	27.3				39.9	92.5%	5.7%	$16,790
Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	548	35	15.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	510 (93.1%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7.4	816^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.6	830^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.7	17.8	17.6	23.1	18.0	25.0	19.5	5.9	11.4	8.4	31.7	22.2	3.9	3.8	4.0	11.6	13.3	75.8%	1.5%	$15,757
Zanewood Community School STEAM	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7000 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-9077	317	27	11.9	77.9%	17 (5.4%)	148 (46.7%)	72 (22.7%)	53 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	10.9	790^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.4	768^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.9%	22	19.0	24.1	37.7				26.6	7.3		7.3	19.0	24.1	10.9				18.1	95.9%	2.7%	$14,751
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	217	19	11.4	—	5 (2.3%)	201 (92.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7	819^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	18.5	19.0	15.8	31.3	46.2	40.0	25.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.9	14.3	5.3	6.3	30.8	10.0	16.0	33.3%	0%	$16,325
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-9768	366	32	11.4	77.0%	23 (6.3%)	122 (33.3%)	74 (20.2%)	122 (33.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	16.1	743^rd of 869 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%	26	23.4	14.3	34.5				24.1	12.5		12.5	36.2	29.1	23.2				29.1	97.7%	2.3%	$14,734
Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	359	26	13.8	69.9%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	16 (4.5%)	330 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14	757^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.9%		13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	27.4	23.3	23.4				24.6	4.7		4.7	33.9	27.4	25.0				28.6	89.1%	0%	$15,543
Park Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Hampshire Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-6870	298	21	14.0	74.8%	29 (9.7%)	103 (34.6%)	42 (14.1%)	86 (28.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	29.5	651^st of 869 public elementary schools	25.1%		40.6	567^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.0%	84	17.6	38.5	41.2				31.4	14.7		14.7	28.8	50.0	44.1				40.6	90.6%	9.4%	$16,347
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	7.3	817^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%	10			8.3	25.0		50.0	18.5	0.0	30.0	14.3			0.0	16.7		20.0	7.4
Palmer Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 W Palmer Lake Dr	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-1930	493	39	12.6	63.1%	34 (6.9%)	155 (31.4%)	70 (14.2%)	186 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	20.6	717^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.8	715^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.0%	2	22.4	33.7	36.6				30.9	12.9		12.9	27.6	36.1	28.6				31.0	94.3%	4.3%	$14,962
Birch Grove School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4690 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 561-1374	460	36	12.8	68.0%	56 (12.2%)	174 (37.8%)	73 (15.9%)	89 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.9%)	22.4	711^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.2%		16.2	742^nd of 872 public elementary schools	14.9%	31	31.7	32.9	43.8				36.4	13.7		13.7	31.7	30.6	20.5				27.4	96.4%	3.6%	$15,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Oaks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fair Oaks Elementary?

Students at Fair Oaks Elementary are 36% African American, 32% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Fair Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Fair Oaks Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fair Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fair Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Park Center Ib World School

What district is Fair Oaks Elementary in?

Osseo Public School District

Is Fair Oaks Elementary a good school?

Fair Oaks Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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