Park Brook Elementary, Brooklyn Park MN

Original Research by School Decision on Park Brook Elementary

Park Brook Elementary is a regular public school in the Osseo Public School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the large suburban city of Brooklyn Park. The school’s enrollment is substantial for an elementary building, and the student body is notably diverse. No single racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority; the largest population groups are students who identify as Black and students who identify as Asian, each making up a significant share. Smaller shares of students identify as Hispanic, two or more races, White, and American Indian or Alaska Native. The school community also has a high rate of economic need, with a large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the state assessment results present a mixed picture that a parent will want to examine closely. In mathematics, the school’s overall proficiency across tested grades sits above the midpoint when compared to other districts in Hennepin County, a position that suggests relative strength. Looking at individual grade levels, proficiency in math reached a majority of students in fourth grade and a similar share in fifth grade, while third-grade math proficiency was lower. English language arts results show a wider range. Fifth-grade reading proficiency was the strongest, reaching nearly half of students, while third- and fourth-grade reading proficiency were substantially lower. The science assessment, which is administered in fifth grade, showed a smaller share of students meeting proficiency. The multi-year trend data provides only a single year of information, so it is not possible to see whether these results represent an improvement or decline from prior years. A parent may want to ask the school about its literacy instruction and support model in the primary grades, as the early reading results are a soft spot.

Because Park Brook serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The data on chronic absenteeism and discipline was also not available, leaving gaps in the picture of the school environment. The district has made two structural changes that families should know about: it opened a new elementary school in the Maple Grove area, which could affect future boundary planning, and it has expanded its full-time online school option, 279Online, which is available to students across the state in addition to those within district boundaries.

Brooklyn Park itself is a large suburban city northwest of Minneapolis, with a car-oriented layout and no traditional walkable downtown. The city is served by three school districts, with Osseo Area Schools covering the majority. Housing values in the area are moderately above the national typical home price, though still below the state benchmark. Rents have been rising. The city’s population has been declining slightly since the last census, and while some undeveloped land remains, the overall growth context is stable rather than expanding rapidly. The city has an extensive network of parks and trails, and three college campuses are located within its borders.

For a family considering Park Brook, the school offers a diverse and economically mixed peer environment within a district that has added new facilities and online learning options. The math results are a relative strength compared to other area schools, but the early literacy results are a clear area of concern that warrants further conversation with the school about interventions and support.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 57% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 44% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 44% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 42% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 53% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 23% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolOSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income46%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income70%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income55%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income60%6 pp gap