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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274146003065
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY
24 S WALNUT ST, WACONIA, MN 55387 · (952) 442-0630 · Carver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
85 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY→Waconia Middle School
Based on grade levels within WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 530 | 16.0% | 61.9% |
| MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 554 | 16.2% | 62.5% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET | 527 | 15.2% | 51.1% |
| Byron Intermediate School BYRON | 551 | 16.0% | 66.3% |
| Byron Primary School BYRON | 519 | 18.1% | N/A |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA | 544 | 13.6% | 59.9% |
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 BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #111 of 844 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #89 of 844 | #4 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #93 of 844 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #248 of 1,130 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #203 of 769 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #644 of 796 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #883 of 942 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #247 of 499 | #3 of 10 |
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
530
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 530 | 43.5 | 12.2:1 | 16% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 38.6 | 13.8:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 35.6 | 15.8:1 | 17% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 37.3 | 16.5:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 12% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (615 to 530); teachers up 16% (37.3 to 43.5).
About BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in WACONIA, Minnesota. School enrollment was 530 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools and 3,984 students, and BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 87% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Carver County is about 87% White. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.2:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 16% in 2024-25. That tracks the 18% average for public schools in Carver County.
The allk12 Grade for BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 61.9% actual against 56.5% predicted.
Among Carver County residents, the median household income is $125,946, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 57 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY, is about 0.5 miles from BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY's location as Town: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (537) and 2024-25 (530). Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
The BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,041
Census ACS
Median income
$125,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
18,076 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Waconia High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Waconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- Laketown ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 67 students
- Waconia Early Learning CenterElementary · 53 students
Other schools in WACONIA
- Waconia High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Waconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- Laketown ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 67 students
- Waconia Early Learning CenterElementary · 53 students
Other Bayview Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bayview Elementary. BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 6.
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 530 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST ISLIP, NY · 440 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 367 students
- Bayview Elementary SchoolBELFORD, NJ · 364 students
- Bayview ElementarySan Pablo, CA · 335 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 544
- TRANSITIONS 1100.5 mi · 11
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION0.9 mi · 67
- Waconia Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 53
- Waconia Middle School1.3 mi · 885
- Laketown Elementary1.5 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About BAYVIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY?
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-05.
Is BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY have?
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY public or private?
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.