Bel Air Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · New Brighton, Minnesota
Bel Air Elementary in New Brighton, Minnesota enrolled 729 students in 2024-25 with 48.4 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
722 students in 2022-23, 723 students in 2023-24, 729 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.6 to 48.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 722 | 51.6 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 49.8 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 729 | 48.4 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bel Air Elementary enrolled 717 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent3.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.9% of students were White, 12.1% Black, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White59.9%
- Black12.1%
- Two or more races10.0%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Asian8.5%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bel Air Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 61% | 60% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 57% | 55% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in New Brighton
4 public elementary schools in New Brighton report 2024-25 enrollment; Bel Air Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Lake Kindergarten Center | 733 | 16.7 | 43.8% |
| Bel Air Elementary | 729 | 15.0 | 31.1% |
| Sunnyside Elementary | 498 | 12.0 | 41.0% |
| Global Academy | 447 | 13.0 | 79.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bel Air Elementary
- Global AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 447 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Pike Lake Kindergarten CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 733 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Bel Air Elementary with Global AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mounds View Public Schools spends per student$14,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,884
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaBel Air Elementary is the number 64 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bel Air Elementary
How many students attend Bel Air Elementary?
729 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 722 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Brighton, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bel Air Elementary?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bel Air Elementary a Title I school?
Bel Air Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bel Air Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Bel Air Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bel Air Elementary in?
Mounds View Public Schools, NCES district ID 2722950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272295001114 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.