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Rush Creek Elementary

Q: Is Rush Creek Elementary a good school?

Rush Creek Elementary ranks 216 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Rush Creek Elementary is a large suburban school at 8801 County Road 101 N in northwest Maple Grove, serving about 762 students in grades PK–5 as part of the Osseo Public School District.

By state standards, Rush Creek is a well-above-average school: it ranks 216th of 869 Minnesota elementaries — the 75th percentile, 4 stars — and it performs far better than its own district, which sits at the 38th percentile. Math is the strongest subject at 65.6% proficiency, about 21 points above the state, followed by reading at 57.3% and science at 29.6%. One underappreciated strength: students in special education rank in the 92nd percentile statewide, 5 stars, higher than the school's overall standing.

The concerns are a recent, steep slide and a few weak spots. Rush Creek was a top-5% school as recently as 2020–21 and has since fallen 23 percentile points, including 19 in the last two years. Science dropped from 65.6% in 2022–23 to 29.6% and has stayed there; reading trails math by an unusually wide 8.3 points; and low-income students rank at the 54th percentile, well below the school overall. Nearby comparisons are telling: Basswood Elementary serves almost the same population (18.6% vs 18.9% low-income) yet ranks higher, and Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School, with more poverty, outperforms in reading and science. Fernbrook Elementary posts nearly identical scores and is declining in tandem, suggesting the trend may be regional. For a sense of the ceiling nearby, Wayzata's North Woods Elementary School and Meadow Ridge Elementary School rank in the state's top 2%.

762

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,814

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8801 County Road 101 N
Maple Grove, MN 55311-8888

(763) 494-4549

District: Osseo Public School District

Students who attend Rush Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maple Grove Middle School
High:	Maple Grove Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

African American:

12.1%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Osseo Public School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

216^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.1	216 of 869	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	138 of 872	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	53 of 881	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	50 of 845	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	28 of 858	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	14 of 869	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	68 of 870	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	39 of 847	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	80.0	116 of 853	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	67 of 848	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	83.8	69 of 840	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	40 of 826	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.5	16 of 824	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	13 of 820	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	89.2	15 of 814	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	10 of 803	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	12 of 434	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	8 of 781	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.2	4 of 777	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.1	7 of 756	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.4	46 of 685	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.5	14 of 676	97.9%	★★★★★
2003	87.5	20 of 674	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	113 of 315	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	110 of 298	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	73 of 310	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	79 of 279	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	86 of 282	69.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	30 of 140	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	22 of 154	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	52 of 136	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	46 of 134	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	193 of 790	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	181 of 799	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	84 of 809	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	48 of 787	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	12 of 799	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	11 of 783	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	84 of 787	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	51 of 774	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	355 of 764	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	405 of 764	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.4	101 of 793	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	282 of 774	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	347 of 663	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	589 of 728	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	223 of 807	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	109 of 812	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	29 of 826	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	56 of 799	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	50 of 808	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	22 of 784	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	60 of 798	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	38 of 779	95.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	49 of 92	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.4	23 of 73	68.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	21 of 77	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	46 of 579	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	67.9	124 of 562	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	50 of 572	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	65 of 524	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	45 of 500	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	69 of 515	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	45 of 463	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	209 of 710	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	137 of 714	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	56 of 730	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	37 of 712	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	16 of 725	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	17 of 710	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	84 of 722	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	23 of 712	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math66%+21 vs state

Reading57%+9 vs state

Science30%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 6, 2013

My child performed extremely well at this school and has lasting friendships with his classmates who still attend this school, but I removed him from this school because it teaches messages of racial inferiority without a second thought. When his second grade teachers showed video footage of dark skinned people being attacked by dogs, guns, bats, and water hoses, I knew it was time to remove him from this school. Because of this video, and a video showing light skinned children stating "I hate black people", my seven year old child spent Martin Luther King weekend of 2012 crying and in fear that the things shown in those videos could happen to him. Then later in that calendar year, my child learned in a lesson on the Olympics that "Marion Jones went to prison for putting drugs in her body", yet he couldn't tell us who Jesse Owens, Flo Jo, Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, etc. are. Isn't it interesting that the one Olympic athlete of color about whom he learned is associated by this school with negativity? This is subtly teaching that dark skinned people are bad and inferior. Though we had a great first grade teacher here, Rush Creek overall is a huge disappointment regardless of how high its test scores may be. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
Rush Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 County Road 101 N	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-4549	762	40	18.8	18.9%	509 (66.8%)	92 (12.1%)	29 (3.8%)	56 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)	74.1	216^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.1%		80.8	138^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.2%	78	53.7	50.7	68.1		57.3	29.6	29.6	76.9	64.7	55.6		65.6	$12,814
Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9060 Zanzibar Lane	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-4396	231	21	11.2	73.2%	10 (4.3%)	183 (79.2%)	20 (8.7%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	13.4	767^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.6	753^rd of 872 public elementary schools	13.6%	14	18.8	12.5	42.9	27.3	22.8	21.4	21.4	25.0	12.5	28.6	9.1	18.5	$17,632
Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15900 Weaver Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 420-3337	668	35	19.3	29.3%	263 (39.4%)	166 (24.9%)	34 (5.1%)	135 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.5%)	83.3	114^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.9%		80.9	137^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.3%	23	68.8	54.8	72.0		65.1	42.3	42.3	81.7	61.6	60.8		67.4	$13,175
Fernbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9661 Fernbrook Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 420-8888	952	53	18.1	22.5%	643 (67.5%)	141 (14.8%)	47 (4.9%)	44 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.0%)	73.4	223^rd of 869 public elementary schools	74.3%		81.9	129^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.2%	94	54.7	56.5	60.6		57.3	26.8	26.8	72.8	71.9	52.1		65.6	$12,848
Rice Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13755 89th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 420-4220	623	39	16.1	40.1%	292 (46.9%)	152 (24.4%)	61 (9.8%)	38 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.4%)	33.6	617^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.0%		40.8	564^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.3%	53	31.0	47.3	41.7		39.8	13.5	13.5	35.6	52.7	32.0		39.7	$13,274
Basswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15425 Bass Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-3858	848	45	18.6	18.6%	556 (65.6%)	91 (10.7%)	47 (5.5%)	63 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.4%)	78	166^th of 869 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.7	143^rd of 872 public elementary schools	83.6%	23	56.4	58.8	65.9		60.2	27.2	27.2	76.3	80.4	52.6		70.3	$11,932
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	17905 Chankahda Trail	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-7100	762	48	15.7	12.5%	408 (53.5%)	58 (7.6%)	27 (3.5%)	224 (29.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	95.1	17^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.2	18^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.9%	1	73.2	75.0	88.1		78.5	55.2	55.2	82.6	78.6	83.2		81.5	$12,433
North Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18995 54th Ave N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-4000	775	46	16.8	5.8%	470 (60.6%)	28 (3.6%)	27 (3.5%)	203 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	97.1	5^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.4%		95.2	11^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	80.3	84.1	84.4		82.9	50.0	50.0	93.0	89.1	76.2		85.9
Parnassus Prep School-Grammar	Public, Charter	K-4	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	623	36	17.2	48.8%	132 (21.2%)	327 (52.5%)	43 (6.9%)	98 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	51.9	437^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.7%		54.5	429^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.8%	8	42.6	34.4			38.5			68.9	55.7			62.3	$11,951
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 E Fish Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-1881	515	32	15.9	39.8%	248 (48.2%)	110 (21.4%)	52 (10.1%)	42 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	52.1	435^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.9%		38.9	581^st of 872 public elementary schools	33.4%	146	40.3	37.2	62.0		46.7	26.6	26.6	56.2	50.6	41.8		49.4	$14,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Rush Creek Elementary

How many students attend Rush Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Rush Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rush Creek Elementary?

Students at Rush Creek Elementary are 67% White, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

Is Rush Creek Elementary a good school?

Rush Creek Elementary ranks 216^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rush Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rush Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maple Grove Middle School
High : Maple Grove Senior High

What district is Rush Creek Elementary in?

Osseo Public School District

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