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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239000511

DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY

1480 DEERWOOD DR, EAGAN, MN 55122 · (651) 683-6801 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
155 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7113%
Grade 18015%
Grade 28416%
Grade 39318%
Grade 49919%
Grade 510119%
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%
White
29355%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
7815%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
6813%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
316%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
5510%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27953%
Female
24947%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
55.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Dakota County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.9%#296 of 844#23 of 60
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.2%#355 of 844#24 of 60
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#281 of 844#21 of 60
Enrollment
ranked largest first
528#252 of 1,130#30 of 73
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#270 of 769#14 of 58
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.9%#236 of 796#28 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.4%#693 of 942#41 of 66
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.4%#112 of 499#7 of 36
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 2024-25
Enrollment
528
-84 (-14%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552841.112.8:129% (155)
2023-2452641.512.7:130% (160)
2022-2354236.714.8:131% (166)
2020-216124314.2:113% (78)
2017-1868942.616.2:122% (151)
2015-166694215.9:122% (150)
2010-115453316.5:122% (118)
2000-015503316.7:112% (68)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY.

About DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY

DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in EAGAN, Minnesota, under ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 528 students. Enrollment is 53% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.

In ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, 36 schools enroll a combined 29,224 students.

At DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census figures show Dakota County is about 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 29%.

Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.3%. DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY scores 51.9%.

Dakota County census figures show that the median household income is $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Dakota County is home to 170 public schools and about 74,687 public school students.

The nearest other public school, BLACK HAWK MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 84 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.

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Dakota County at a glance

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Population
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students

Quick facts

School name
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY
District
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Address
1480 DEERWOOD DR, EAGAN, MN 55122
Phone
(651) 683-6801
County
Dakota County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
528
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
155 (29%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
273239000511
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY
How large is DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY?
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-05.
Is DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY?
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN.
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