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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271125000508
CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY
6401 GLEASON RD, EDINA, MN 55439 · (952) 848-3200 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
95 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
Student demographics
50%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
71.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
71.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #64 of 844 | #32 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #96 of 844 | #33 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #41 of 844 | #26 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #175 of 1,130 | #49 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #446 of 769 | #84 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #378 of 796 | #114 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #882 of 942 | #157 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #498 of 499 | #98 of 99 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
586
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 586 | 41.7 | 14.1:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 18% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 43.3 | 14.1:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 37.4 | 15.7:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
About CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY
CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in EDINA, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 586 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 70% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 14 schools and 8,794 students, and CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY is White: 69%. Other groups include 10% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Hennepin County overall, the White share is about 66%. The diversity index for CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 16% of the student body. Among public schools in Hennepin County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 9.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.9%. Predicted: 56.4%.
In Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hennepin County has 496 public schools with about 177,509 students, including CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
About 0.4 miles separate CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, EDINA SENIOR HIGH. The five-mile area around CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 65.9% versus a 63.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 576 in 2020-21 and 586 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- EDINA SENIOR HIGH0.4 mi · 2,641
- OPTIONS AT EDINA HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 72
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE0.5 mi · 1,003
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 665
- Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka1.6 mi · 150
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARYHow large is CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 586 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
At CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY public or private?
CREEK VALLEY 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.