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St. Francis Area Schools Schools
St. Francis Area Schools is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Anoka County (Saint Francis). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
St. Francis Area Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for St. Francis Area Schools
7 of 12 schools in St. Francis Area Schools carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 2D: 1F: 1
Best schools in St. Francis Area Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- St Francis Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B St Francis High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Cedar Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ East Bethel Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C St Francis Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Saints Online High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- F Saints Academy (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in St. Francis Area Schools
High schools (2)
- D Saints Online High School, Saint Francis
- B St Francis High, Saint Francis
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- Saints Online Middle School, Saint Francis
- C St Francis Middle, Saint Francis
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B Cedar Creek Elementary School, Cedar
- C+ East Bethel Elementary School, Cedar
- Saints Online Elementary, Saint Francis
- A- St Francis Elementary, Saint Francis
Other schools and academies (4)
- Crossroads School, Anoka
- Ecseat Isd 15 Lifelong Learning, Cedar
- F Saints Academy, Saint Francis
- Transition 15, Saint Francis
Where St. Francis Area Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Anoka (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Anoka County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,236 students with 271 full-time-equivalent teachers and 656 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2733540
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Anoka-Hennepin School District (46 schools, 11 mi)
- Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist (17 schools, 12 mi)
- Elk River Public School District (26 schools, 12 mi)
- Spring Lake Park Public Schools (11 schools, 17 mi)
- Forest Lake Public School District (12 schools, 18 mi)
- Big Lake Public School District (6 schools, 18 mi)
- Princeton Public School District (9 schools, 19 mi)
- Centennial Public School District (13 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about St. Francis Area Schools
How many schools are in St. Francis Area Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in St. Francis Area Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does St. Francis Area Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Anoka.
How good are the schools in St. Francis Area Schools?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 35.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.4%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend St. Francis Area Schools?
4,236 students were enrolled in St. Francis Area Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is St. Francis Area Schools?
St. Francis Area Schools is in Minnesota, based in Anoka County, with its district office in Saint Francis. Its boundary covers about 157 sq mi.