Blue Heron Elementary School (Ranked Top 20% for 2025)

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Blue Heron Elementary School is part of Centennial 51���� District.

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Blue Heron Elementary School

405 Elm St
Circle Pines, MN 55014

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Top 20%

Tel: (763) 792-6200

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Serving 732 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Blue Heron Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 74% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving is 61% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 732 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 28%
: Top 20% in MN
: 74% (Top 5%)
: 61% (Top 20%)
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Blue Heron Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

School Overview

Blue Heron Elementary School's student population of 732 students has declined by 12% over five school years.

The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Blue Heron Elementary School
Kind	112
1	117
2	117
3	131
4	129
5	126

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Total Students

732 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School
2023	761
2022	753
2021	775
2020	839
2019	839
2018	862
2017	862
2016	858
2015	869
2014	856
2013	781
2012	736
2011	695
2010	705
2009	657
2008	675
2007	669
2006	668
2005	671
2004	650
2003	648

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

42 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School
2023	43
2022	40
2021	45
2020	43
2019	43
2018	43
2017	43
2016	44
2015	44
2014	42
2013	37
2012	34
2011	34
2010	37
2009	37
2008	41
2007	37
2006	32
2005	34
2004	31
2003	34

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School Rankings

Blue Heron Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 1,860 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Blue Heron Elementary School is 0.47, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MN)

#197 out of 1860 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School
2022	#197
2021	#111
2019	#68
2018	#184
2017	#142
2016	#81
2015	#89
2014	#130
2013	#162
2012	#131
2011	#67

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74%

45%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2022	74%	45%	63%
2021	70%	45%	59%
2019	82%	56%	71%
2018	82%	58%	73%
2017	82%	59%	72%
2016	86%	60%	74%
2015	86%	61%	74%
2014	81%	61%	71%
2013	86%	61%	73%
2012	83%	62%	74%
2011	82%	56%	72%

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61%

51%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2022	61%	51%	61%
2021	68%	53%	62%
2019	76%	59%	68%
2018	69%	60%	73%
2017	72%	61%	68%
2016	75%	60%	67%
2015	75%	60%	67%
2014	73%	59%	65%
2013	67%	58%	64%
2012	87%	76%	83%
2011	89%	74%	83%

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60-64%

41%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2022	62%	41%	49%
2021	52%	45%	51%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	18:1	14:1	21:1
2022	19:1	14:1	25:1
2021	17:1	14:1	23:1
2020	20:1	14:1	20:1
2019	20:1	14:1	20:1
2018	20:1	16:1	19:1
2017	20:1	14:1	19:1
2016	20:1	16:1	19:1
2015	20:1	16:1	18:1
2014	21:1	15:1	19:1
2013	21:1	15:1	18:1
2012	22:1	15:1	19:1
2011	20:1	15:1	19:1
2010	19:1	15:1	18:1
2009	18:1	15:1	17:1
2008	17:1	15:1	18:1
2007	18:1	16:1	19:1
2006	21:1	16:1	19:1
2005	20:1	16:1	19:1
2004	21:1	16:1	19:1
2003	19:1	16:1	19:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2014)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2014	1%	2%	1%
2013	1%	2%	2%
2012	1%	2%	1%
2010	1%	2%	2%
2009	1%	2%	2%
2008	2%	3%	2%
2007	1%	2%	2%
2006	1%	2%	1%
2005	1%	3%	2%
2004	1%	3%	2%
2003	1%	3%	2%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	8%	7%	7%
2022	8%	7%	6%
2021	8%	7%	5%
2020	8%	7%	5%
2019	8%	7%	5%
2018	6%	7%	5%
2017	6%	7%	5%
2016	6%	7%	5%
2015	5%	6%	6%
2014	6%	6%	4%
2013	5%	6%	4%
2012	5%	7%	4%
2011	5%	6%	5%
2010	5%	6%	5%
2009	4%	6%	5%
2008	3%	6%	5%
2007	4%	6%	4%
2006	3%	6%	4%
2005	2%	5%	3%
2004	2%	5%	3%
2003	1%	5%	2%

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Hispanic

12%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	4%	11%	6%
2022	4%	10%	6%
2021	5%	10%	6%
2020	5%	9%	5%
2019	5%	9%	5%
2018	3%	9%	5%
2017	3%	9%	5%
2016	3%	9%	5%
2015	2%	9%	5%
2014	3%	8%	4%
2013	2%	8%	4%
2012	3%	7%	4%
2011	3%	7%	3%
2010	3%	7%	3%
2009	3%	6%	2%
2008	2%	6%	2%
2007	2%	6%	2%
2006	3%	5%	2%
2005	3%	5%	1%
2004	3%	4%	1%
2003	3%	4%	1%

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Black

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	8%	12%	8%
2022	7%	12%	7%
2021	5%	11%	6%
2020	4%	11%	4%
2019	4%	11%	4%
2018	3%	11%	3%
2017	3%	11%	3%
2016	2%	10%	3%
2015	2%	10%	2%
2014	2%	10%	3%
2013	2%	9%	3%
2012	2%	9%	3%
2011	2%	9%	2%
2010	3%	10%	3%
2009	3%	10%	3%
2008	3%	9%	2%
2007	2%	9%	2%
2006	1%	8%	1%
2005	1%	8%	1%

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White

72%

61%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	72%	62%	73%
2022	73%	63%	75%
2021	74%	64%	77%
2020	78%	66%	81%
2019	78%	66%	81%
2018	83%	67%	83%
2017	83%	67%	83%
2016	84%	68%	83%
2015	85%	69%	84%
2014	85%	71%	85%
2013	86%	72%	85%
2012	86%	73%	86%
2011	88%	74%	87%
2010	88%	75%	87%
2009	89%	76%	88%
2008	90%	76%	89%
2007	91%	77%	90%
2006	92%	79%	92%
2005	93%	79%	93%
2004	94%	80%	93%
2003	95%	81%	94%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	8%	6%	6%
2022	8%	6%	6%
2021	8%	6%	5%
2020	5%	5%	5%
2019	5%	5%	5%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2016	5%	4%	4%
2015	6%	4%	3%
2014	3%	3%	3%
2013	4%	3%	2%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.47

0.59

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	0.47	0.59	0.45
2022	0.45	0.58	0.43
2021	0.44	0.57	0.40
2020	0.38	0.54	0.34
2019	0.38	0.54	0.34
2018	0.31	0.53	0.31
2017	0.31	0.53	0.31
2016	0.29	0.52	0.30
2015	0.27	0.51	0.29
2014	0.28	0.48	0.28
2013	0.26	0.47	0.27
2012	0.26	0.45	0.26
2011	0.23	0.44	0.24
2010	0.22	0.42	0.23
2009	0.20	0.41	0.21
2008	0.19	0.41	0.21
2007	0.17	0.40	0.19
2006	0.15	0.37	0.16
2005	0.13	0.37	0.14
2004	0.12	0.35	0.14
2003	0.10	0.34	0.12

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Eligible for

24%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	22%	35%	20%
2022	13%	26%	12%
2021	11%	26%	11%
2020	10%	28%	12%
2019	10%	28%	12%
2018	10%	30%	13%
2017	10%	30%	13%
2016	9%	31%	13%
2015	10%	31%	13%
2014	11%	31%	14%
2013	12%	31%	15%
2012	12%	30%	15%
2011	14%	29%	14%
2010	12%	28%	13%
2009	9%	25%	10%
2008	9%	24%	9%
2007	10%	23%	8%
2006	6%	23%	8%
2005	7%	22%	7%
2004	8%	21%	7%
2003	8%	20%	7%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Blue Heron Elementary School	Minnesota	Centennial 51�� District
2023	6%	8%	7%
2022	4%	6%	3%
2021	2%	6%	3%
2020	5%	8%	5%
2019	5%	8%	5%
2018	3%	8%	4%
2017	3%	8%	4%
2016	2%	7%	4%
2015	3%	7%	4%
2014	3%	7%	5%
2013	5%	7%	4%
2012	4%	7%	4%
2011	3%	8%	5%
2010	4%	8%	4%
2009	3%	8%	4%
2008	4%	8%	4%
2007	4%	7%	3%
2006	4%	7%	4%
2005	3%	7%	3%
2004	4%	7%	3%
2003	4%	7%	4%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Centennial 51�� District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blue Heron Elementary School's ranking?

Blue Heron Elementary School is ranked #197 out of 1,860 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota.

What schools are Blue Heron Elementary School often compared to?

Blue Heron Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Rice Lake Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 45% MN state average), while 61% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).

How many students attend Blue Heron Elementary School?

732 students attend Blue Heron Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

72% of Blue Heron Elementary School students are White, 9% of students are Asian, 8% of students are Black, 7% of students are Two or more races, and 4% of students are Hispanic.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Blue Heron Elementary School?

Blue Heron Elementary School has a student ration of 17:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.

What grades does Blue Heron Elementary School offer ?

Blue Heron Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Blue Heron Elementary School part of?

Blue Heron Elementary School is part of Centennial 51�� District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 732 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 28%
: Top 20%
: 74% (Top 5%)
: 61% (Top 20%)
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education