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Mounds View Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Shoreview, New Brighton, Mounds View, Arden Hills and North Oaks, and parts of Roseville, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Township and Spring Lake Park.

Shoreview’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Minnesota school districts

Students
11,934
Schools
23
Spent per student
$16,097
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$208.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mounds View Public School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MN average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $208.4M, about $17,464 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Shoreview 26,906A−New Brighton 22,159A−Mounds View 12,786A−Arden Hills 9,583A−North Oaks 5,283

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shoreview. Grade by grade →

PK–KSnail Lake Kindergarten CenterThis district
1–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 44.8% · 5,416 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 51.1% · 5,710 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 83.3% · 931 in the class

89% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,097 per student · 6% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 60%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,769’20
11,712’21
11,750’22
11,632’23
11,934’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Black 12%Hispanic 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

23 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Pike Lake Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · New Brighton
733 students17:1
Snail Lake Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Shoreview
357 students19:1
Birth to Two ECSE
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Brighton
93 students
ECSE Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Brighton
82 students5:1
Speech Program - Sp Ed Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Brighton
35 students
Shared Time Program
Other · Grades PK–12 · Shoreview
3 students
Children's MN Roseville PHP
Other · Grades K–12 · Roseville
11 students11:1
Mounds View Bridges Program
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shoreview
9 students
Turtle Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Shoreview
A+
985 students15:1
Valentine Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Arden Hills
A−
750 students15:1
Island Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Shoreview
A
741 students15:1
Bel Air Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · New Brighton
A−
729 students15:1
Pinewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mounds View
C+
523 students12:1
Sunnyside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · New Brighton
B+
498 students12:1
Chippewa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Oaks
A
1,093 students20:1
Highview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Brighton
B
823 students17:1
Edgewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mounds View
B−
639 students15:1
REACH Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Shoreview
22 students3:1
Mounds View ALC
High · Grades 7–12 · Mounds View
C−
114 students19:1
Mounds View Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arden Hills
A+
1,833 students23:1
Irondale Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · New Brighton
B+
1,812 students20:1
Career and Life Transition Program
High · Grades 12 · Roseville
48 students7:1
Mounds View Adult Education
High · Grades 12 · Mounds View
1 students0:1

Left off: 5 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

White Bear Lake School DistrictBirchwood Village, Gem Lake, Hugo
$16,146per student
Forest Lake Public School DistrictHugo, Lino Lakes
$15,260per student
Roseville Public School DistrictFalcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada
$18,302per student
Spring Lake Park Public SchoolsBlaine, Fridley
$13,711per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.