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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000102
Dayton Elementary
12000 S DIAMOND LAKE RD, DAYTON, MN 55327 · (763) 506-2200 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
161 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
50.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Dayton Elementary
Dayton Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary this school | 556 | 29.0% | 51.0% |
| DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN | 528 | 29.4% | 51.9% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 662 | 26.9% | 50.4% |
| DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY | 686 | 30.5% | 56.0% |
| ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 565 | 33.1% | 50.5% |
| NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 612 | 31.5% | 40.1% |
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 Dayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #318 of 844 | #62 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #196 of 844 | #47 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #382 of 844 | #69 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #221 of 1,130 | #55 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #305 of 769 | #61 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #238 of 796 | #80 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #698 of 942 | #133 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #67 of 244 | #11 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
556
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 556 | 42.5 | 13.1:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 37.2 | 14.6:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 46.2 | 15.2:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 28.8 | 16.4:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 26 | 22.0:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 11% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 39 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (471 to 556); teachers up 48% (28.8 to 42.5).
About Dayton Elementary
Dayton Elementary serves students in DAYTON, Minnesota, as a large elementary school. It teaches 556 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 62% higher.
Anoka-Hennepin School District is the local district for Dayton Elementary. It runs 53 schools with 38,746 students.
More than half of the students at Dayton Elementary are White (56%). Other reported shares: 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Hennepin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its staff includes 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.1 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. Roughly 29% of students at Dayton Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
The model predicts 49.5% for a school in Minnesota with Dayton Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dayton Elementary posts 51.0%.
In Hennepin County, home to about 1,269,496 people, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hennepin County number 496, with about 177,509 students.
Among nearby public schools, Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School is closest at about 1.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Dayton Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's student count increased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 14.2:1 to 13.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other Dayton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Dayton Elementary. Dayton Elementary is the largest of the 7.
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, NV · 451 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, IN · 390 students
- Dayton ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 340 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, PA · 194 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, WA · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School1.4 mi · 131
- Secondary Virtual School1.5 mi · 70
- Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P1.5 mi · 83
- Modern Montessori Charter School1.8 mi · 204
- Two Rivers Transition at Franklin1.9 mi · 223
- Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program2.1 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dayton Elementary?
Dayton Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dayton Elementary serve?
Dayton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dayton Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Dayton Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Dayton Elementary?
Student demographics at Dayton Elementary are roughly 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dayton Elementary in?
Dayton Elementary is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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