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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271125000506
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY
7000 CORNELIA DR, EDINA, MN 55435 · (952) 848-4600 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
13.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
164 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
65.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 CORNELIA ELEMENTARY
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNELIA ELEMENTARY this school | 617 | 26.6% | 60.4% |
| GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE EAGAN | 707 | 28.6% | 60.6% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 557 | 30.5% | 57.3% |
| PINE HILL ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE | 502 | 27.3% | 35.2% |
| Brookview Elementary WOODBURY | 607 | 26.2% | 49.7% |
| Nova Classical Academy Lower School SAINT PAUL | 485 | 23.5% | 66.5% |
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 CORNELIA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #134 of 844 | #42 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #164 of 844 | #46 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #101 of 844 | #36 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #146 of 1,130 | #40 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #381 of 769 | #72 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #145 of 796 | #54 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #728 of 942 | #137 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #134 of 244 | #25 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
617
+67 (+12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 617 | 45.3 | 13.6:1 | 27% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 44.2 | 13.4:1 | 29% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 43.9 | 13.2:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 39.9 | 14.4:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 18% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 9% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORNELIA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (574 to 617); teachers up 13% (39.9 to 45.3).
About CORNELIA ELEMENTARY
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in Minnesota, with an address in EDINA. There are 617 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 8,794 students across 14 schools.
The student body at CORNELIA ELEMENTARY has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Other groups include 18% Asian, 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, CORNELIA ELEMENTARY has a ratio of 13.6:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Income data for the school show 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is lower.
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The model predicts 50.8% for a school in Minnesota with CORNELIA ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. CORNELIA ELEMENTARY posts 60.4%.
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County's 496 public schools enroll about 177,509 students and include CORNELIA ELEMENTARY.
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is School #532 (about 0.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.5%; CORNELIA ELEMENTARY's is 60.4%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school grew from 550 students in 2020-21 to 617 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 13.6:1.
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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 EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EDINA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,641 students
- SOUTH VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,021 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,003 students
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 741 students
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 665 students
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
Other schools in EDINA
- EDINA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,641 students
- SOUTH VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,021 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,003 students
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 741 students
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 665 students
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
Other Cornelia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cornelia Elementary. CORNELIA ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Cornelia Elementary SchoolCornelia, GA · 491 students
Nearby schools
- School #5320.8 mi · 15
- Project SEARCH0.9 mi · 4
- South Education Center Academy1.4 mi · 48
- SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION1.4 mi · 24
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 406
- International Spanish Language Acad1.5 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About CORNELIA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CORNELIA ELEMENTARY?
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
Is CORNELIA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CORNELIA ELEMENTARY have?
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at CORNELIA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CORNELIA ELEMENTARY are roughly 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is CORNELIA ELEMENTARY public or private?
CORNELIA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.