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What tradition at Carver Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 270819005049
Carver Elementary School
1717 IRONWOOD DRIVE, CARVER, MN 55315 · (952) 556-1900 · Carver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
176 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 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
45%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
53.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School this school | 782 | 22.5% | 49.3% |
| LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 727 | 22.0% | 62.2% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 792 | 21.0% | 49.9% |
| ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL | 654 | 21.3% | 62.1% |
| RED PINE ELEMENTARY EAGAN | 740 | 20.5% | 58.8% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 704 | 22.3% | 72.0% |
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 Carver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #352 of 844 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #360 of 844 | #13 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #325 of 844 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #42 of 1,130 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #722 of 769 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #435 of 796 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #792 of 942 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #55 of 244 | N/A |
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
782
+76 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 782 | 44.6 | 17.5:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 45.3 | 16.6:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 24% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 47.3 | 13.7:1 | 31% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (649 to 782); teachers down 6% (47.3 to 44.6).
About Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in CARVER, Minnesota. The school's 782 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 127% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Across its 19 schools, EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL enrolls 9,274 students. Carver Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Carver Elementary School. Smaller groups are 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Carver County is roughly 87% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Carver Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The count of teachers at Carver Elementary School is 44.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. Around 23% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Carver Elementary School is 3.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.3% actual, 53.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Carver County has these Census figures: median household income is about $125,946, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Carver Elementary School is among the 57 public schools in Carver County.
SWMetro New Beginnings ALC is located about 2.7 miles from Carver Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carver Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 706 in 2020-21 and 782 in 2024-25, a rise of 76 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
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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
- VICTORIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 670 students
- CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTMiddle · 615 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EASTMiddle · 608 students
Other schools in CARVER
- SWMetro East Union Level 4Elementary · 14 students
- SWMetro East Union ReflectionsElementary · 4 students
Other Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 26.
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
- Carver ElementarySan Marino, CA · 777 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 711 students
- Carver ElementaryNewport News, VA · 634 students
Nearby schools
- SWMetro New Beginnings ALC2.7 mi · 15
- SWMetro Credit Recovery2.7 mi · 4
- SWMetro ALC2.7 mi · 52
- SWMetro Chaska Level 42.7 mi · 78
- CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY3.3 mi · 632
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST3.3 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carver Elementary School?
Carver Elementary School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carver Elementary School serve?
Carver Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carver Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Carver Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Carver Elementary School?
Student demographics at Carver Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Carver Elementary School in?
Carver Elementary School is part of EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL.
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