Coon Rapids’s public schools outscore 72% of Minnesota districts
On the state math tests, 52% of Coon Rapids’s students scored proficient, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Coon Rapids, 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 92% 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.
Coon Rapids’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 52% 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
The district spends $16,135 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Northwest Passage High School, Paladin Career and Tech High School, Star of the North - Coon Rapids, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary, Epiphany School (private) and Cross of Christ Lutheran School (private) are in town. 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 Coon Rapids’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Minnesota school districts, #120 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 Coon Rapids, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Coon Rapids · depends on your address
Adams Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 454 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Sorteberg Early Childhood VPK
Grades PK · 13 students
6th grade in Coon Rapids · depends on your address
Coon Rapids Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,295 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Northdale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Coon Rapids · depends on your address
Coon Rapids Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,295 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Northdale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Coon Rapids · depends on your address
Coon Rapids Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,295 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Northdale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,975 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,975 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,975 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,975 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Coon Rapids’s public schools are run by Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, which also serves Andover, Anoka, Blaine and Brooklyn Park and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Coon Rapids vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Coon Rapids’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Coon Rapids | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| Andover | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| Brooklyn Park | B | Osseo Public PK–12 · Anoka-Hennepin Public PK–12 |
| Anoka | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| Blaine | B+ | Spring Lake Park PK–12 · Anoka-Hennepin Public PK–12 |
| Champlin | B+ | Anoka-Hennepin Public |
| Fridley | C+ | Fridley Public PK–12 · Columbia Heights Public PK–12 · Spring Lake Park PK–12 |
5 of the 6 neighbors share Anoka-Hennepin Public with Coon Rapids, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Coon Rapids
20 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 (Innovation Sci & Tech Middle, Anoka-Hennepin Regn HS Summer Prog and Compass Online).
Questions about Coon Rapids’s schools
Are Coon Rapids’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Coon Rapids children attend outscore 72% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #120 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Coon Rapids in?
Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 38,354 students in 50 schools (2024–25).
Where do Coon Rapids kids go to high school?
Coon Rapids High School, with 1,975 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Coon Rapids’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 Coon Rapids spend per student?
$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 Coon Rapids?
Yes: Epiphany School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 342 students) and Cross of Christ Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 97 students). Coon Rapids also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Coon Rapids families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Coon Rapids → 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.