Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Spring Lake Park’s public schools score below 56% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Spring Lake Park’s districts is 38%, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Spring Lake 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 88% 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.
Spring Lake Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1599 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spring Lake Park’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,711 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Secondary Lighthouse. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
SLP Schools Online Secondary, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Spring Lake Park’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Minnesota school districts, #227 of 274 Minnesota towns. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Lake Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Spring Lake Park
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Spring Lake Park
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Park Terrace Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Spring Lake Park
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Spring Lake Park
Elementary Lighthouse
Grades 1–6 · 29 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Spring Lake Park
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
8th grade in Spring Lake Park
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
9th grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Spring Lake Park Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,909 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
10th grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Spring Lake Park Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,909 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
11th grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Spring Lake Park Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,909 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
12th grade in Spring Lake Park · depends on your address
Spring Lake Park Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,909 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Secondary Lighthouse
Grades 7–12 · 34 students
Spring Lake Park’s public schools are run by Spring Lake Park Public Schools, which also serves Blaine and Fridley. Parts of Spring Lake Park (3% of its land) are served by Mounds View Public instead. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Spring Lake Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Spring Lake Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Park | C+ | Spring Lake Park |
| Fridley | C+ | Fridley Public PK–12 · Columbia Heights Public PK–12 · Spring Lake Park PK–12 |
| Mounds View | A− | Mounds View Public |
| Blaine | B+ | Spring Lake Park PK–12 · Anoka-Hennepin Public PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Spring Lake Park with Spring Lake Park, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Spring Lake Park
7 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 (Early Childhood Family Center, SLP Schools Online Elementary and Life Skills Transitions).
Questions about Spring Lake Park’s schools
Are Spring Lake Park’s schools good?
On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring Lake Park children attend score below 56% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #227 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring Lake Park in?
Spring Lake Park Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,113 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Spring Lake Park are served by Mounds View Public.
What is Spring Lake Park’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Spring Lake Park Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Spring Lake Park spend per student?
$13,711 in Spring Lake Park Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Spring Lake Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Spring Lake 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.