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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271101000453
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY
27 KNOWLEDGE RD SW, EYOTA, MN 55934 · (507) 545-2632 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
107 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY this school | 509 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE | 490 | 21.4% | 58.4% |
| RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE | 542 | 20.7% | 44.9% |
| LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 510 | 21.2% | 60.3% |
| FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE | 519 | 17.9% | 46.3% |
| CONGDON ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 474 | 20.7% | 64.7% |
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 DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #223 of 844 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #180 of 844 | #6 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #266 of 844 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #283 of 1,130 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #418 of 769 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #719 of 796 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #813 of 942 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #482 of 499 | #17 of 17 |
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
509
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 509 | 36.8 | 13.8:1 | 21% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 35.4 | 14.1:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 33.6 | 14.7:1 | 25% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 37.2 | 13.8:1 | 21% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 11% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (515 to 509); teachers down 1% (37.2 to 36.8).
About DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in EYOTA, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55934). Enrollment totals 509 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 48% bigger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is one of 3 schools in DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,057 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is White, at 92%. The school is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 77%. The diversity index for DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. The school reported 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 35% average for public schools in Olmsted County is 14 points higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 53.8% and the result is 56.0%.
In the wider Olmsted County area, the median household earns about $95,406 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY shares Olmsted County with 71 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 43.0% on proficiency, and DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is above that at 56.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 509, from 487 in 2020-21.
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Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 311 students
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 237 students
Other schools in EYOTA
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 311 students
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 237 students
Nearby schools
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 311
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 237
- Mighty Oaks Early Learning School7.4 mi · 56
- EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION7.4 mi · 154
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 457
- ST. CHARLES SECONDARY8.8 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY?
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
Is DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY?
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY?
DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY is overseen by DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Olmsted County.
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