Photo: Public domain · Public domainBrooklyn Park’s public schools outscore 64% of Minnesota districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brooklyn Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Brooklyn Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1599 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brooklyn Park’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 48% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Osseo Public spends $17,497 per student and Anoka-Hennepin Public $16,135, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Athlos Leadership Academy, Excell Academy Charter, Prairie Seeds El School Academy, Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy, Prairie Seeds High School Academy, Noble Academy Elementary, Noble Academy Middle School, Spero Academy Brooklyn Park, Nasha Shkola Charter School, Maranatha Christian Academy (private), St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (private) and Pioneers Academy (private) are in town. 279Online Learning Program K-5, 279Online Learning Program 6-8 and 279Online Learning Program 9-12, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Brooklyn Park’s grade
B: better than 64% of Minnesota school districts, #152 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brooklyn Park, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Brooklyn Middle STEAM School
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Brooklyn Middle STEAM School
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Brooklyn Middle STEAM School
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Champlin Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,978 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Champlin
Park Center Ib World School
Grades 9–12 · 2,061 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Champlin Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,978 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Champlin
Park Center Ib World School
Grades 9–12 · 2,061 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Champlin Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,978 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Champlin
Park Center Ib World School
Grades 9–12 · 2,061 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Brooklyn Park · depends on your address
Champlin Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,978 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Champlin
Park Center Ib World School
Grades 9–12 · 2,061 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Brooklyn Park runs its own schools through grade 12 (Osseo Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, shared with Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Ham Lake and Ramsey. Parts of Brooklyn Park (5% of its land) are served by Robbinsdale Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Brooklyn Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Brooklyn Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Brooklyn Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Park | B | Osseo Public PK–12 · Anoka-Hennepin Public PK–12 |
| Coon Rapids | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| Brooklyn Center | C+ | Brooklyn Center PK–12 · Osseo Public PK–12 · Robbinsdale Public PK–12 |
| Fridley | C+ | Fridley Public PK–12 · Columbia Heights Public PK–12 · Spring Lake Park PK–12 |
| Osseo | B− | Osseo Public |
| Maple Grove | B− | Osseo Public |
| Champlin | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| New Hope | C | Robbinsdale Public |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Osseo Public with Brooklyn Park for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Brooklyn Park
34 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (4126 - Prairie Seeds Academy - IS, Alc Credit Recovery and Osseo ALC Alternative Programs).
Questions about Brooklyn Park’s schools
Are Brooklyn Park’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Brooklyn Park children attend outscore 64% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #152 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brooklyn Park in?
Two districts: Osseo Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Anoka-Hennepin Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Ham Lake and Ramsey.
Where do Brooklyn Park kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Champlin Park High School and Park Center Ib World School.
What is Brooklyn Park’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Anoka-Hennepin Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Brooklyn Park spend per student?
$17,497 in Osseo Public School District and $16,135 in Anoka-Hennepin Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Brooklyn Park?
Yes: Maranatha Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 872 students), St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 541 students) and Pioneers Academy (religious, grades PK–1, 66 students). Brooklyn Park also has 9 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Brooklyn Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Brooklyn Park → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.