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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 270819000342
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY
7600 LAREDO DRIVE, CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 · (952) 556-6700 · Carver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A-Beats 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
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
83 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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
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
67.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY this school | 447 | 18.6% | 65.8% |
| Horace Mann School SAINT PAUL | 445 | 19.6% | 71.5% |
| Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 377 | 20.2% | 71.3% |
| WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE | 505 | 19.6% | 60.1% |
| ALBERTVILLE PRIMARY ALBERTVILLE | 422 | 21.8% | N/A |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO | 536 | 21.5% | 58.3% |
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 CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #65 of 844 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #83 of 844 | #3 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #79 of 844 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #390 of 1,130 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #334 of 769 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #434 of 796 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #847 of 942 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #393 of 499 | #8 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
447
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
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 | 447 | 33.7 | 13.3:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 31.1 | 13.8:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 35.9 | 12.4:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 32.4 | 14.6:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 21% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 5% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 37 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (475 to 447); teachers up 4% (32.4 to 33.7).
About CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in CHANHASSEN, Minnesota. A total of 447 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 30% larger than average.
EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL enrolls 9,274 students, and its 19 schools include CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY. Other groups make up 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Carver County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Teachers at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY total 33.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. The school counts 83 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 19%. That is close to the 18% average for public schools in Carver County.
allk12 grades CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY an A. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY are 10.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.8% actual, 55.1% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Carver County, median household income is about $125,946, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY is one of 57 public schools in Carver County, which together enroll about 18,076 students.
SWMetro Annica Program is the public school closest to CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 447, starting from 446. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 462 students
- SWMetro Annica ProgramHigh · 7 students
- The Anicca ProgramCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- SWMetro Annica Program0.3 mi · 7
- BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 462
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 628
- EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH2.2 mi · 2,844
- CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,385
- The Anicca Program2.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY?
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 447 students in grades KG-05.
Is CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY?
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY?
CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY is overseen by EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL in Carver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.