EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL

Located at 11111 BREN RD W, in MINNETONKA, Minnesota, EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL is a heavily attended elementary campus that educates 830 students (grades K through 5), overseen by EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. That puts it 141% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 2 schools in EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (1,532 students total), EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Asian (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 32% Black, 21% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL logs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.2%; actual is 63.1%, +14.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Hennepin County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL is one.

EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL operates from a downtown location. EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 826 (now 830). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 16% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.