Summary:
ZIP code 55449 in Blaine (Anoka County, northern Twin Cities metro) contains three schools, all regular public elementary schools — there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP. Together they enroll 2,188 students: Sunrise Elementary (K–5, 1,015 students) in Anoka-Hennepin School District, plus Centerview Elementary (PK–4, 685) and Northpoint Elementary (K–4, 488), both in Spring Lake Park Public Schools. Enrollment splits almost evenly between the two districts.
Sunrise Elementary is the clear standout and the only high performer here, earning 5 stars and landing in the 91st–93rd percentile for three consecutive years. It beats both its district and the state in every subject measured: 2025-26 math 76.8% proficient versus 44.9% statewide, reading 61.9% versus 48.6%, and science 43.2% versus 25.5%. It is also the largest school in the ZIP and has the highest student-teacher ratio (16.5). Its scores dipped only modestly year over year, so read Sunrise as a stable, top-decile school with mild softening rather than one in trouble.
The other two schools tell opposite stories. Centerview Elementary is the ZIP's most consistent improver — from 1 star to 2 stars, math up 7.5 points to 51.9% and reading up 2.7 points to 33.8% — though it still posts the lowest scores here and is the only school below the state in reading. Northpoint Elementary peaked in 2024-25 (3 stars, 58th percentile), then fell to 2 stars and 48th percentile, with math down 5.0 points and reading down 3.4 points. Northpoint still leads Centerview in both subjects, but the math gap shrank from 15.4 points to 2.9 points in one year, even though Centerview serves far more students from low-income families (56.79% free/reduced lunch versus 29.92%). All three schools are math-strong and reading-weak, the reverse of the statewide pattern, and reading is what holds Centerview and Northpoint back. Class size shows no link to results: the school with the largest classes gets the best outcomes.
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