NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools MN

Best-Resourced Schools in Anoka, MN

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11 public K-12 schools in Anoka from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
6,624
Students
56.4/100
Avg Resource Index
11.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Anoka has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Anoka High School enrolls 35.4% of Anoka's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Anoka's list includes 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 4 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 70-point gap between Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program and Early Childhood/Special Education shows the range hidden by Anoka's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
97th percentile
Teacher staffing
91st percentile

Anoka High School accounts for 35.4% of all Anoka public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Anoka-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Anoka school enrollment varies 1174× across entities

Anoka school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 2,348 students (highest), a spread of 2,346 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Anoka student-teacher ratio is 11.6:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program 92
2. Secondary Virtual School 75
3. Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P 66
4. Wilson Elementary 63
5. Lincoln Elementary School for Arts 62
6. Franklin Elementary 60
7. Crossroads School 59
8. Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School 57
9. Anoka Middle School for the Arts 37
10. Anoka High School 27
11. Early Childhood/Special Education 22

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Anoka

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Crossroads School 78.9/100
  2. 2 Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School 76.3/100
  3. 3 Early Childhood/Special Education 66.1/100
  4. 4 Wilson Elementary 63.6/100
  5. 5 Lincoln Elementary School for Arts 62.2/100

What do families ask about schools in Anoka?

Which Anoka school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Anoka schools in this federal-data comparison at 92/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Anoka, MN? ▼

Anoka has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,624 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.