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EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
School pathway
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% 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%.
Schools most like EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 658 | 30.7% | 57.3% |
| Gibbs Elementary School ROCHESTER | 675 | 30.4% | 53.2% |
| PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 628 | 34.1% | 66.7% |
| PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL ROSEVILLE | 718 | 34.4% | 52.8% |
| Brookview Elementary WOODBURY | 607 | 26.2% | 49.7% |
| ASPEN ACADEMY SAVAGE | 641 | 36.8% | 49.1% |
Where EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #188 of 844 | #51 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #253 of 844 | #55 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #130 of 844 | #45 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #114 of 1,130 | #34 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #346 of 769 | #69 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #202 of 796 | #71 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #672 of 942 | #127 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #156 of 499 | #34 of 99 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 658 | 49.4 | 13.3:1 | 31% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 53.2 | 11.4:1 | 34% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 44.7 | 14.8:1 | 40% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 56 | 9.7:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 35% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 40% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 29% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 903 | 47 | 19.2:1 | 8% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 34 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (824 to 658); teachers up 1% (49 to 49.4).
About EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY sits in EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 658 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 91% larger than average.
EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is among 12 schools run by EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 9,292 students.
At EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, 51% of students are White. It is also 23% Black, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Hennepin County is roughly 66% White. The diversity index for EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY comes to 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. On the income side, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 12 points.
EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
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 EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 48.6% and the result is 57.3%.
The school is in Hennepin County, where the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Oak Point Elementary, is the closest to EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is behind the 60.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 21%, from 542 to 658. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.7 to 13.3 over 4 years.
The discussion board for EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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