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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271125000507
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY
5701 BENTON AVE S, EDINA, MN 55436 · (952) 848-4700 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
101 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
45%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
73.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
74.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY this school | 665 | 15.2% | 67.3% |
| HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY EDINA | 564 | 14.9% | 67.9% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 588 | 17.5% | 66.1% |
| DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY WAYZATA | 681 | 15.3% | 64.3% |
| ROGERS ELEMENTARY ROGERS | 693 | 14.7% | 69.7% |
| CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 849 | 13.1% | 63.0% |
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 COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #46 of 844 | #27 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #66 of 844 | #27 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #34 of 844 | #22 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #110 of 1,130 | #32 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #561 of 769 | #112 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #430 of 796 | #124 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #890 of 942 | #160 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #75 of 244 | #15 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
665
+92 (+16%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 665 | 43.7 | 15.2:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 47.4 | 13.3:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 47.2 | 12.8:1 | 17% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 33.7 | 17.0:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (573 to 665); teachers up 30% (33.7 to 43.7).
About COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in EDINA, Minnesota. It enrolled 665 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 93% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY sits within EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 14 schools and 8,794 students.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Teachers at the school number 43.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hennepin County report 43%.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY's results are 10.4 points above predicted: 67.3% against 56.9%.
Across Hennepin County, median household income is 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%. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
The closest other public school is HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY at 4th of 5.
In the federal locale system, COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 573 in 2020-21 and 665 in 2024-25, a rise of 92 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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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
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 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
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
Other Countryside Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Countryside Elementary. COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 7.
- Countryside ElementarySterling, VA · 648 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolSurprise, AZ · 590 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MI · 426 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBarrington, IL · 375 students
- Countryside ElementaryOlathe, KS · 349 students
Nearby schools
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 564
- CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 586
- OPTIONS AT EDINA HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 72
- EDINA SENIOR HIGH1.0 mi · 2,641
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 652
- Edina Virtual Pathway1.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY?
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY serve?
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY are roughly 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY in?
COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY is part of EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.