Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Summary:

Brooklyn Center Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Brooklyn Center Community Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of African American and Hispanic students, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Despite the school's diversity, Brooklyn Center Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Minnesota, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 7.35% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.47% statewide, and 13.58% were proficient or better in reading, compared to 49.85% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as 3rd-5th grade students, where proficiency rates in math and reading were less than half the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, the academic disparities become even more apparent. For example, Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM, located just 1.4 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates on the state assessments in 2023-2024, with 21.63% of students proficient or better in math and 25% proficient or better in reading. This difference in performance may be influenced by the racial and socioeconomic makeup of the student populations, as Brooklyn Center Elementary has a majority African American and Hispanic student body, while nearby schools like New Millennium Academy Charter have a much higher percentage of Asian students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 1500 59th Ave N
       Brooklyn Center, MN  55430-8888


(763) 561-4480

District: Brooklyn Center Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
858th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,813 Help


Students who attend Brooklyn Center Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Brooklyn Center High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  787

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.7%
Hispanic:
25.7%
Asian:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.2% Help


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Compare Details Brooklyn Center Elementary School ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Brooklyn Center Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (44.7%), Hispanic (25.7%), Asian (14.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooklyn Center Elementary School is 15.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooklyn Center Elementary School is $13,813.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooklyn Center Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooklyn Center Elementary School 858th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Brooklyn Center Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rank History for Brooklyn Center Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 17.87 602nd 674 10.7%
2004 20.65 596th 676 11.8%
2005 19.48 607th 685 11.4%
2006 10.44 705th 756 6.7%
2007 10.42 727th 777 6.4%
2008 9.70 731st 781 6.4%
2009 7.71 411th 434 5.3%
2010 19.68 709th 803 11.7%
2011 20.40 716th 814 12.0%
2012 20.44 727th 820 11.3%
2013 18.73 720th 824 12.6%
2014 10.23 755th 826 8.6%
2015 12.87 748th 840 11.0%
2016 7.98 779th 848 8.1%
2017 7.00 790th 853 7.4%
2018 9.12 774th 847 8.6%
2019 4.92 819th 870 5.9%
2022 2.63 844th 858 1.6%
2023 3.65 816th 845 3.4%
2024 3.69 858th 881 2.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 9.15 83rd 87 4.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.14 179th 242 26.0%
2019 30.01 198th 239 17.2%
2022 14.36 253rd 256 1.2%
2023 15.01 270th 276 2.2%
2024 17.96 291st 303 4.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.01 432nd 463 6.7%
2019 14.20 478th 515 7.2%
2022 6.55 491st 500 1.8%
2023 7.23 509th 524 2.9%
2024 10.10 550th 572 3.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.50 654th 728 10.2%
2019 12.05 690th 740 6.8%
2022 8.05 644th 663 2.9%
2023 6.23 749th 774 3.2%
2024 6.66 772nd 793 2.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.53 5th 8 37.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.62 697th 774 9.9%
2019 5.32 751st 787 4.6%
2022 4.35 775th 799 3.0%
2023 3.22 772nd 787 1.9%
2024 4.36 782nd 809 3.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.47 728th 779 6.5%
2019 5.00 760th 798 4.8%
2022 2.18 798th 808 1.2%
2023 4.85 767th 799 4.0%
2024 3.68 803rd 826 2.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.75 103rd 134 23.1%
2019 11.90 126th 136 7.4%
2022 8.12 130th 131 0.8%
2023 10.64 122nd 128 4.7%
2024 8.27 150th 154 2.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.64 224th 266 15.8%
2019 19.99 243rd 283 14.1%
2022 15.70 262nd 282 7.1%
2023 15.75 248th 279 11.1%
2024 14.10 282nd 310 9.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.32 158th 220 28.2%
2019 27.49 177th 219 19.2%
2022 12.67 202nd 209 3.3%
2023 13.08 202nd 214 5.6%
2024 17.05 221st 249 11.2%
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Rank History for White students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.46 696th 712 2.2%
2019 7.19 706th 722 2.2%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Brooklyn Center Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 623 80 28 14 16 n/a n/a 0 761
1989 659 90 23 14 18 n/a n/a 0 804
1990 668 118 23 17 23 n/a n/a 0 849
1991 648 162 35 22 21 n/a n/a 0 888
1992 694 119 35 18 31 n/a n/a 0 897
1993 715 102 32 8 23 n/a n/a 0 880
1994 640 180 38 19 34 n/a n/a 0 911
1995 518 207 64 22 21 n/a n/a 0 832
1996 518 207 64 22 21 n/a n/a 0 832
1997 522 206 67 18 15 n/a n/a 0 828
1998 532 237 99 21 16 n/a n/a 7 912
1999 514 269 130 21 19 n/a n/a 0 953
2000 450 256 134 22 22 n/a n/a 0 884
2001 399 228 138 47 18 n/a n/a 0 830
2002 342 291 154 62 14 n/a n/a 0 863
2003 342 291 154 62 14 n/a n/a 0 863
2004 321 326 151 76 9 n/a n/a 0 883
2005 283 339 142 82 13 n/a n/a 0 859
2006 253 358 135 129 9 n/a n/a 0 884
2007 265 411 110 164 10 n/a n/a 0 960
2008 289 444 115 170 13 n/a n/a 0 1031
2009 242 439 103 186 14 n/a n/a 0 984
2010 251 487 122 205 13 n/a n/a 0 1078
2011 232 438 128 231 16 6 70 0 1121
2012 197 403 139 245 17 6 92 0 1099
2013 192 407 151 271 14 1 105 0 1141
2014 163 359 158 242 8 0 124 0 1054
2015 140 404 173 251 7 0 111 0 1086
2016 134 402 191 255 8 0 114 0 1104
2017 133 437 170 267 7 0 92 0 1106
2018 130 499 174 244 6 0 64 0 1117
2019 90 481 141 228 9 0 58 0 1007
2020 75 443 131 228 7 0 80 0 964
2021 67 371 118 205 9 0 78 0 848
2022 51 339 111 197 13 0 87 0 798
2023 42 352 117 202 10 0 64 0 787

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brooklyn Center Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 761 34.5 22.0 19.1
1989 804 38.4 20.9 18.2
1990 849 43.0 19.7 21.3
1991 888 43.1 20.6 25.3
1992 897 46.0 19.5 33.4
1993 880 43.0 20.5 32.2
1994 911 43.0 21.2 31.1
1995 832 42.0 19.8 40.7
1996 832 42.0 19.8 40.7
1997 828 44.3 18.7 37.8
1998 912 n/a 0.0 37.7
1999 953 58.4 16.3 37.1
2000 884 65.5 13.5 54.8
2001 830 66.0 12.6 53.6
2002 863 52.5 16.4 59.9
2003 863 52.5 16.4 59.9
2004 883 53.0 16.7 65.3
2005 859 56.5 15.2 68
2006 884 58.5 15.1 67.4
2007 960 56.2 17.1 67.2
2008 1031 65.3 15.8 71.4
2009 984 69.0 14.3 69.9
2010 1078 73.5 14.6 74.6
2011 1121 72.2 15.5 74.5
2012 1099 66.8 16.4 76.3
2013 1141 65.8 17.3 79.1
2014 1054 65.9 15.9 81.7
2015 1086 69.0 15.7 80
2016 1104 73.0 15.1 81.6
2017 1106 76.3 14.4 79.7
2018 1117 63.6 17.5 84.3
2019 1007 69.4 14.4 84.3
2020 964 57.9 16.6 81.1
2021 848 62.5 13.5 78.1
2022 798 71.7 11.1 76.1
2023 787 51.1 15.3 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brooklyn Center Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 761 34.5 22.0 19.1
1989 804 38.4 20.9 18.2
1990 849 43.0 19.7 21.3
1991 888 43.1 20.6 25.3
1992 897 46.0 19.5 33.4
1993 880 43.0 20.5 32.2
1994 911 43.0 21.2 31.1
1995 832 42.0 19.8 40.7
1996 832 42.0 19.8 40.7
1997 828 44.3 18.7 37.8
1998 912 n/a 0.0 37.7
1999 953 58.4 16.3 37.1
2000 884 65.5 13.5 54.8
2001 830 66.0 12.6 53.6
2002 863 52.5 16.4 59.9
2003 863 52.5 16.4 59.9
2004 883 53.0 16.7 65.3
2005 859 56.5 15.2 68
2006 884 58.5 15.1 67.4
2007 960 56.2 17.1 67.2
2008 1031 65.3 15.8 71.4
2009 984 69.0 14.3 69.9
2010 1078 73.5 14.6 74.6
2011 1121 72.2 15.5 74.5
2012 1099 66.8 16.4 76.3
2013 1141 65.8 17.3 79.1
2014 1054 65.9 15.9 81.7
2015 1086 69.0 15.7 80
2016 1104 73.0 15.1 81.6
2017 1106 76.3 14.4 79.7
2018 1117 63.6 17.5 84.3
2019 1007 69.4 14.4 84.3
2020 964 57.9 16.6 81.1
2021 848 62.5 13.5 78.1
2022 798 71.7 11.1 76.1
2023 787 51.1 15.3 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brooklyn Center Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,813

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brooklyn Center Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 819th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 816th of 845 Elementary schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)24.811.4
 13.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)24.811.4
 13.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)19.211.3
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)19.211.3
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)20.76.7
 14%
   4th Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)20.76.7
 14%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)15.58.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)15.58.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)27.78
 19.7%
   5th Grade Math (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)27.78
 19.7%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)28.317.7
 10.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)28.317.7
 10.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Brooklyn Center Elementary School)19.215
 4.2%
   5th Grade Science (Brooklyn Center Community Schools)19.215
 4.2%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1007787
 21.8%
African American481352
 26.8%
American Indian910
 11.1%
Asian141117
 17%
Hispanic228202
 11.4%
Pacific Islander00
White9042
 53.3%
Two or More Races5864
 10.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.3%84.2%
 0.1%


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Students who attend Brooklyn Center Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brooklyn Center High School

Students at Brooklyn Center Elementary School are 45% African American, 26% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 787 students attended Brooklyn Center Elementary School.

Brooklyn Center Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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