📍 500 School St, Elk River, Sherburne County, 55330
Parker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elk River, Sherburne County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elk River Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parker Elementary enrolls 530 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6% Two or more races and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 530 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parker Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 30.
Parker Elementary is one of 31 schools in Elk River Public School District, based in ELK RIVER, Minnesota. The district serves 14,577 students district-wide and employs 614 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 530 students, Parker Elementary is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large