Total enrollment
8,788
+962 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Minnesota · 8,788 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools pick from 14 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 8,788 students (an average school size of 628).
4-year change in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+3 (+27%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #29 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,788 | #21 of 269 | #1,061 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #27 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #241 of 267 | #7,442 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.9% | #253 of 269 | #7,563 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #60 of 152 | #3,543 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Jeffers Pond Elementary at 60.8% proficient to Hamilton Ridge Elementary School at 47.9%, a gap of 12.9 points. That is the 65th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 7,316 to 7,943 students (up 9%) and from 387 to 433 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Lake High School | Savage | High | 09-12 | 2,856 |
| Prior Lake-Savage Middle School | Prior Lake | Middle | 06-08 | 2,025 |
| Hamilton Ridge Elementary School | Savage | Elementary | KG-05 | 586 |
| Redtail Ridge Elementary School | Savage | Elementary | KG-05 | 556 |
| Glendale Elementary | Savage | Elementary | KG-05 | 522 |
| WestWood Elementary | Prior Lake | Elementary | KG-05 | 505 |
| Jeffers Pond Elementary | Prior Lake | Elementary | PK-05 | 487 |
| La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood | Prior Lake | Elementary | KG-05 | 463 |
| Five Hawks Elementary | Prior Lake | Elementary | KG-05 | 454 |
| Edgewood ECSE | Prior Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 116 |
| Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC | Prior Lake | High | 09-12 | 75 |
| Edgewood School | Prior Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 60 |
| Laker Online | Prior Lake | High | 06-12 | 49 |
| ALC Independent Study | Prior Lake | High | 09-12 | 34 |
About Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools is a sparse public-school district in Minnesota. The district maintains 14 schools and instructs approximately 8,788 students.
For a sense of the school types, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools consists of 9 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 628 in this district, higher than the Minnesota typical of 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,788 students, increased 12% from the 7,826 reported in SY 2020-21. Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools now counts 14 public schools, up from 11 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.