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Cedar Creek Elementary School

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Cedar Creek Elementary School ranks 450 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Creek Elementary School is a K–5 school at 21108 NE Polk St in Cedar, MN, serving 680 students as the largest of the three St. Francis Area Schools elementaries in this comparison. It currently ranks 450th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 48th percentile, or 2 stars — below the state midpoint and below its own district's standing.

The closest comparison is also the most telling. East Bethel Elementary School sits 0.17 miles away, in the same district with the same K–5 setup, and beats Cedar Creek by 6.4 points in math, 8.8 in reading and 7.8 in science — even though Cedar Creek has the better student-teacher ratio (14.4 vs 12.7) and a lower free/reduced lunch rate (28.8% vs 34.6%). St. Francis Elementary School, six miles away, outperforms it by 8–12 points in every subject. Cedar Creek's ratio has improved three years straight and is better than higher-ranked schools such as McKinley Elementary and Andover Elementary, but results haven't followed. All-grades proficiency is 48.3 in math and 48.3 in reading, roughly state level, and 22.3 in science, below both district and state.

The trend is the concern: percentile rank has slipped 60th to 54th to 48th, the weakest showing since 2020-21. Weaknesses concentrate in third-grade reading (39.8, against a district figure of 51.2) and fifth-grade math (33.3) and science (22.3), while that same fifth-grade class reads at 58.0 — so the trouble looks subject-specific rather than general. The steep science decline needs context: Minnesota science scores statewide fell sharply in the same testing cycle, so the raw drop from 50.4 to 22.3 overstates what is school-specific, though Cedar Creek remains below district and state. Real strengths exist: English Language Learner students rank in the 93rd percentile (5 stars), the best subgroup result in this dataset; Special Education improved from the 30th to the 49th percentile; fourth-grade math (56.5) and fifth-grade reading (58.0) beat the state. Overall, a well-staffed mid-sized school drifting downward and trailing both district peers.

680

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,593

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21108 NE Polk St
Cedar, MN 55011-9728

(763) 213-8781

District: St. Francis Area Schools

Students who attend Cedar Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	St. Francis Middle
High:	St. Francis High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.8%

Asian:

9.9%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

450^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the St. Francis Area Schools

154^th of 458St. Francis Area Schools 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	50.8	450 of 869	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	401 of 872	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	355 of 881	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	440 of 845	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	450 of 858	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	526 of 869	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	302 of 870	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	345 of 847	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	421 of 853	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	433 of 848	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.2	414 of 840	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	373 of 826	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	356 of 824	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	408 of 820	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.6	459 of 814	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.9	541 of 803	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	290 of 434	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	466 of 781	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	425 of 777	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	414 of 756	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.4	310 of 685	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.2	180 of 676	73.4%	★★★★☆
2003	49.7	423 of 674	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	101 of 140	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	20 of 305	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	505 of 790	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	347 of 799	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	334 of 809	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	393 of 787	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	496 of 799	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	523 of 783	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	300 of 787	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	328 of 774	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	375 of 764	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	304 of 764	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	328 of 793	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	364 of 774	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	171 of 663	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	232 of 683	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	103 of 740	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	120 of 728	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	362 of 807	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	413 of 812	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	347 of 826	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	465 of 799	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	345 of 808	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	435 of 784	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	286 of 798	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	340 of 779	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	296 of 579	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	394 of 562	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	347 of 572	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	370 of 524	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.6	158 of 500	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	337 of 417	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	236 of 515	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	498 of 710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	499 of 714	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	453 of 730	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	551 of 712	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	569 of 725	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	625 of 710	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	411 of 722	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	464 of 712	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile+45 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math48%+3 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Science22%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 31, 2016

Good small town school just outside of the cities. My children love their elementary school teachers from Cedar Creek. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Most not all but most teachers are to stuck on themselves to care.The complexion of a god comes to mind. They chose not to pay attention to the students needs. The child can be the most gifted in the world, if they a not completely docile watch out. Every or most every test can be 100%, if the teacher doesn't like them they are at or below their grade standard. I am for union's but I am starting to be against them as far as the teachers go. Their pay should be performance based on the achievement's of ALL students. At this point they have no other option but to teach. I have nothing good to say about their transportation department either. I am seriously considering moving to the Isanti/Cambridge district. All because cedar creek has me concerned with what the rest of the district will bring! 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 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
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%)	50.8	450^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.2%		57.4	401^st of 872 public elementary schools	54.0%	49	39.8	46.8	58.0				48.3	22.3		22.3	54.1	56.5	33.3				48.3	$10,593
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%)	65.7	295^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.1%		58.9	383^rd of 872 public elementary schools	56.1%	88	60.8	43.2	71.2				57.1	30.1		30.1	65.0	56.8	40.3				54.7	$10,999
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%)	23.8	693^rd of 869 public elementary schools	20.3%		20.7	710^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.6%	17	18.5	36.4	50.0	47.8	42.9	54.5	39.2	6.3	18.2	11.1	37.0	31.8	6.3	21.7	14.3	9.1	22.5	$12,385
St. Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22919 St. Francis Blvd	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8671	621	40	15.5	30.9%	503 (81.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	72.3	237^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.2	178^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.6%	59	55.7	55.6	64.2				58.3	30.5		30.5	63.5	63.6	53.7				60.5	$9,908
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%)	87.8	62^nd of 869 public elementary schools	92.9%		87.3	68^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.2%	6	52.8	66.4	71.6				63.7	52.7		52.7	76.4	76.7	79.8				77.6	$11,492
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%)	83.3	111^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.9	52^nd of 872 public elementary schools	94.0%	59	58.4	58.7	66.2				61.1	35.1		35.1	77.4	80.2	65.3				74.4	$12,464
Saints Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 213-8901	3	1	4.7		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Chisago 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%)	60.4	343^rd of 869 public elementary schools	60.5%		66.1	313^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.1%	30	51.9	47.6	58.9				52.6	27.3		27.3	71.2	53.2	35.7				52.9	$11,780
Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,165	71	16.5	18.6%	896 (76.9%)	58 (5.0%)	61 (5.2%)	77 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	90.4	42^nd of 869 public elementary schools	95.2%		90	46^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.7%	4	64.1	65.4	75.5				68.4	39.0		39.0	81.9	82.1	80.6				81.5	$11,323
Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	952	58	16.3	25.9%	497 (52.2%)	219 (23.0%)	33 (3.5%)	125 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.6%)	59.1	360^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.6%		61.6	355^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.3%	5	53.0	54.8	49.0	61.5	42.0	66.3	54.3	18.6	31.0	24.8	64.1	58.1	28.2	40.7	39.3	41.6	46.0	$10,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Cedar Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Cedar Creek Elementary School.

What district is Cedar Creek Elementary School in?

St. Francis Area Schools

What schools do graduates of Cedar Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Francis Middle
High : St. Francis High

Is Cedar Creek Elementary School a good school?

Cedar Creek Elementary School ranks 450^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Creek Elementary School?

Students at Cedar Creek Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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