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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271182002205
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY
5231 195TH ST W, FARMINGTON, MN 55024 · (651) 460-1700 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
145 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #595 of 844 | #51 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #574 of 844 | #49 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #528 of 844 | #46 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #330 of 1,130 | #38 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #527 of 769 | #41 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #299 of 796 | #35 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #684 of 942 | #40 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #73 of 499 | #2 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-93 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 32.1 | 14.9:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 34.4 | 15.1:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 35.5 | 14.7:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 38.9 | 17.2:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 42 | 21.9:1 | 9% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 39 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY.
About AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of FARMINGTON, Minnesota. In all, 479 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 39% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY reports to FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 9 schools and 6,458 students.
More than half of enrollment at AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY is White: 62%. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY scores 58%.
The school had 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 30%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY is among the bottom 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 48.8%. Actual: 35.7%.
For the population of Dakota County, the median household earns about $106,318 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Dakota County, 170 public schools serve about 74,687 students.
Of the public schools around it, AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY is closest to MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 572 (2020-21) to 479 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 855 students
- LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 692 students
- NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 612 students
- MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 600 students
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 573 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 855 students
- LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 692 students
- NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 612 students
- MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 600 students
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 600
- LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 692
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 573
- FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 2,153
- DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER2.0 mi · 1
- Great Oaks Academy - Grammar2.2 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARYHow large is AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY?
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY serve?
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY?
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY?
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY is overseen by FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.