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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 273378001525
AQUILA ELEMENTARY
8500 W 31ST ST, SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN 55426 · (952) 928-6500 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
230 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
47.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AQUILA ELEMENTARY
AQUILA ELEMENTARY's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUILA ELEMENTARY this school | 498 | 46.2% | 45.0% |
| PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK | 435 | 43.9% | 44.4% |
| Seward Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 576 | 47.7% | 35.0% |
| L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 521 | 47.6% | 33.6% |
| OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH EAGAN | 583 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
| OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 524 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AQUILA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #438 of 844 | #76 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #382 of 844 | #68 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #441 of 844 | #75 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #302 of 1,130 | #71 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #425 of 769 | #78 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #97 of 796 | #34 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #379 of 942 | #91 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #305 of 499 | #57 of 99 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 498 | 35.9 | 13.9:1 | 46% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 34.5 | 15.2:1 | 51% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 38.7 | 14.4:1 | 44% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 47% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 49% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 24% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 36 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AQUILA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (558 to 498); teachers down 7% (38.7 to 35.9).
About AQUILA ELEMENTARY
AQUILA ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in SAINT LOUIS PARK, Minnesota. Enrollment is 498 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 45% bigger than average.
The ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. system has 10 schools and 4,446 students.
AQUILA ELEMENTARY has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 66% White among all Hennepin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 at AQUILA ELEMENTARY, with 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 46%. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
AQUILA ELEMENTARY is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.2%. AQUILA ELEMENTARY scores 45.0%.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of AQUILA ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, AQUILA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around AQUILA ELEMENTARY as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 538.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 965 students
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARYElementary · 533 students
- SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK SPECIAL ED. PROGRAMElementary · 135 students
Other schools in SAINT LOUIS PARK
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 965 students
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARYElementary · 533 students
- SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK SPECIAL ED. PROGRAMElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 533
- TRANSITION PLUS1.1 mi · 38
- ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 965
- SPECIAL ED.1.3 mi · 15
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH1.3 mi · 1,397
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About AQUILA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend AQUILA ELEMENTARY?
AQUILA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
Is AQUILA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
AQUILA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at AQUILA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at AQUILA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is AQUILA ELEMENTARY?
AQUILA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 43% White, 15% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees AQUILA ELEMENTARY?
AQUILA ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.