DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY

Located at 1480 DEERWOOD DR, in EAGAN, Minnesota, DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is a big primary school that educates 528 students (grades K through 5), operated by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 344.

Across the 36 schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN (29,224 students total), DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dakota County put median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLACK HAWK MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 689 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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