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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272520001209
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY
6777 HEMLOCK LN, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 · (763) 425-5855 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
159 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
58.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY this school | 476 | 33.4% | 55.5% |
| JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL | 360 | 35.0% | 33.7% |
| ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 565 | 33.1% | 50.5% |
| Orchard Lake Elementary LAKEVILLE | 390 | 32.1% | 41.9% |
| ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 428 | 39.5% | 56.3% |
| SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON GOLDEN VALLEY | 432 | 32.2% | 55.7% |
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 CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #232 of 844 | #56 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #250 of 844 | #54 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #225 of 844 | #59 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #335 of 1,130 | #80 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #554 of 769 | #109 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #219 of 796 | #75 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #627 of 942 | #118 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #136 of 244 | #26 of 50 |
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
476
+138 (+41%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 476 | 31.5 | 15.1:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 29.8 | 15.7:1 | 35% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 27.8 | 15.4:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 17% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 28.3 | 15.7:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 29% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 865 | 39 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (443 to 476); teachers up 11% (28.3 to 31.5).
About CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY
Federal records list CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY as an elementary school in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 476 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 38% higher.
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 21,138 students spread across 31 schools.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY. Next come 21% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 66% White among all Hennepin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher, from 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Lunch program data show 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 10 points higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.1% for CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY. The school posts 55.5%, 8.4 points above the prediction.
For the population of Hennepin County, median household income comes to about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hennepin County counts 496 public schools with about 177,509 students.
OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21 count was 338 students and the 2024-25 count was 476. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
This page is set up for the CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,289 students
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- Osseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
Other schools in MAPLE GROVE
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
- BASSWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 848 students
- RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech SchElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 515
- Maple Grove Middle School0.3 mi · 1,598
- School #5330.9 mi · 18
- ALC INDEPENDENT STUDY2.1 mi · 26
- 279Online Learning Program 6-82.1 mi · 78
- 279Online Learning Program K-52.1 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY serve?
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY are roughly 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY is overseen by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.