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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLOGNE ACADEMY·NCES 270031904320
COLOGNE ACADEMY
1221 VILLAGE PKWY, COLOGNE, MN 55322 · (952) 466-2276 · Carver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
11.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
89 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 49% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COLOGNE ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
82.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
82.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 COLOGNE ACADEMY
COLOGNE ACADEMY's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLOGNE ACADEMY this school | 679 | 13.1% | 77.1% |
| GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 762 | 10.2% | 65.3% |
| Highview Elementary School LAKEVILLE | 658 | 11.6% | 56.5% |
| Centerville Elementary CENTERVILLE | 607 | 14.7% | 58.2% |
| RED ROCK ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 596 | 13.6% | 59.8% |
| Valley Crossing Elementary WOODBURY | 734 | 12.5% | 73.0% |
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 COLOGNE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #7 of 844 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #18 of 844 | #1 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #3 of 844 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #97 of 1,130 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #111 of 769 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #403 of 796 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #905 of 942 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #107 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
679
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+178% since 2010-11, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 679 | 60.4 | 11.3:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 54.7 | 12.2:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 52.1 | 12.6:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 50.6 | 12.1:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 50 | 10.9:1 | 13% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 25% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLOGNE ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (613 to 679); teachers up 19% (50.6 to 60.4).
About COLOGNE ACADEMY
COLOGNE ACADEMY is an elementary school located in COLOGNE, Minnesota, in Carver County. It enrolled 679 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 97% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
In federal data, the district for COLOGNE ACADEMY is the school itself.
COLOGNE ACADEMY's enrollment is 70% White. Other groups make up 19% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 87% of Carver County residents are White. COLOGNE ACADEMY has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 13%.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, COLOGNE ACADEMY receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, COLOGNE ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 77.1%; the prediction is 58.0%.
Across Carver County, median household income is about $125,946, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Carver County number 57 and enroll about 18,076.
Nearby, Cologne Academy Online is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
In the federal locale system, COLOGNE ACADEMY is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. COLOGNE ACADEMY is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 656 in 2020-21 and 679 in 2024-25, a rise of 23 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
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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 COLOGNE ACADEMY
- STARS Building20Elementary · 30 students
- Cologne Academy OnlineElementary · 22 students
Other schools in COLOGNE
- STARS Building20Elementary · 30 students
- Cologne Academy OnlineElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Cologne Academy Online0.0 mi · 22
- STARS Building200.1 mi · 30
- Waconia Middle School5.3 mi · 885
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION5.3 mi · 67
- Waconia Early Learning Center5.3 mi · 53
- Waconia High School5.4 mi · 1,335
Frequently asked questions
About COLOGNE ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at COLOGNE ACADEMY?
COLOGNE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 679 students in grades KG-08.
Is COLOGNE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLOGNE ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLOGNE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLOGNE ACADEMY is approximately 11.3:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLOGNE ACADEMY?
At COLOGNE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is COLOGNE ACADEMY in?
COLOGNE ACADEMY is part of COLOGNE ACADEMY.
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