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East Bethel Elementary School

Q: Is East Bethel Elementary School a good school?

East Bethel Elementary School ranks 383 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

East Bethel Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 478 students in grades K-5 in the St. Francis Area Schools district in Cedar, Minnesota. The school is ranked 383 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Bethel Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's all-grades math proficiency was 48.8% compared to 45.7% for the district and 45.21% for the state, and its all-grades reading proficiency was 54.84% compared to 52.66% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade math proficiency rates are particularly strong, exceeding 60% in recent years. However, the school's performance for female students, Asian students, and white students has been more inconsistent, with rankings in the middle to lower half of Minnesota schools. The school's English Language Learner and Special Education student groups have also struggled, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Cedar Creek Elementary has similar overall performance, while St. Francis Elementary, another school in the same district, consistently outperforms East Bethel Elementary. The charter school, Star of the North Academy, struggles significantly across all metrics, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools.

460

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,999

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21210 Polk St NE
Cedar, MN 55011-9763

(763) 213-8901

District: St. Francis Area Schools

Students who attend East Bethel Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

Asian:

11.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2021 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Minnesota median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

383^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the St. Francis Area Schools

181^st of 446St. 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
2025	58.9	383 of 872	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	394 of 881	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	541 of 845	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	530 of 858	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	622 of 869	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	370 of 870	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	382 of 847	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	379 of 853	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	340 of 848	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	284 of 840	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	405 of 826	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	417 of 824	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	360 of 820	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	390 of 814	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	316 of 803	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	199 of 434	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	343 of 781	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.0	494 of 777	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	88 of 128	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	244 of 256	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	417 of 799	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	314 of 809	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	508 of 787	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	433 of 799	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	542 of 783	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	277 of 787	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	186 of 774	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	352 of 764	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	372 of 793	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	498 of 774	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	426 of 663	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	523 of 683	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	275 of 740	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	276 of 728	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	308 of 812	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	436 of 826	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	516 of 799	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	561 of 808	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	596 of 784	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	437 of 798	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	534 of 779	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	201 of 562	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	383 of 572	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	428 of 524	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	427 of 500	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	320 of 417	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	186 of 515	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	285 of 463	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	446 of 714	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	472 of 730	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	622 of 712	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	572 of 725	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	670 of 710	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	449 of 722	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	473 of 712	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2023)31st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)5th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%+5 vs state

Math49%+4 vs state

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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
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
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
St. Francis Elementary	Public	K-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%)	77.2	178^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.4	168^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.9%	10	61.5	65.6	70.6				65.9	54.8	51.6	78.6				61.9	$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%)	87.3	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
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%)	88.9	52^nd of 872 public elementary schools	94.0%		91.4	30^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	87.0	74.8	79.0				80.4	61.0	58.0	79.6				66.7	$12,464
Saints Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	4111 Ambassador Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 753-7152	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-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
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	46^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.8	41^st of 881 public elementary schools	95.3%	5	82.0	82.9	83.1				82.7	59.6	61.8	79.0				67.2	$11,323
Isanti Intermediate School	Public	3-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 552-8800	422	28	15.3	40.0%	358 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	29.8	650^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.5%		34.9	621^st of 881 public elementary schools	29.5%	29	40.0	36.1	42.3				39.4	25.5	29.3	48.9				34.4	$11,215

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bethel Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Bethel Elementary School?

Students at East Bethel Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is East Bethel Elementary School a good school?

East Bethel Elementary School ranks 383^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Bethel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Bethel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend East Bethel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended East Bethel Elementary School.

What district is East Bethel Elementary School in?

St. Francis Area Schools

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