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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 270819002509
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY
2300 COULTER BLVD, CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 · (952) 556-6600 · Carver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
95 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
61.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY this school | 462 | 20.6% | 61.1% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN | 519 | 22.0% | 51.7% |
| LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE | 607 | 20.8% | 41.3% |
| Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER | 599 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| Horace Mann School SAINT PAUL | 445 | 19.6% | 71.5% |
| EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 543 | 23.9% | 56.1% |
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 BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #121 of 844 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #116 of 844 | #7 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #185 of 844 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #364 of 1,130 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #542 of 769 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #406 of 796 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #821 of 942 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #104 of 499 | #1 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
462
-75 (-14%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 462 | 30.7 | 15.0:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.6 | 14.3:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 34.6 | 14.6:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 37.4 | 16.2:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 10% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (606 to 462); teachers down 18% (37.4 to 30.7).
About BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY
CHANHASSEN, Minnesota, is home to BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 462 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 34% above the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
District-wide, EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL has 19 schools and 9,274 students.
More than half of enrollment at BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY is White: 71%. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Carver County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Its ratio of 15.0:1 is based on 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. In all, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 61.1% against 54.0%.
For Carver County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $125,946 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Carver County number 57, with about 18,076 students.
Measured in a straight line, The Anicca Program is about 1.1 miles from BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decrease, from 537 to 462. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 15.0:1.
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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 EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
- CHASKA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,495 students
- CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,385 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- VICTORIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 670 students
- CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in CHANHASSEN
- CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,385 students
- CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 447 students
- SWMetro Annica ProgramHigh · 7 students
- The Anicca ProgramCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- The Anicca Program1.1 mi · 7
- CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,385
- STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY1.3 mi · 38
- INTEGRATED ARTS ACADEMY1.6 mi · 59
- 112 ALC Independent Study1.6 mi · 28
- 112 ALC MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY?
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY serve?
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY have?
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY?
At BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY in?
BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY is part of EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL.
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