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EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 72% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
School pathway
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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%.
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EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 383 | 31.1% | 55.2% |
| KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL | 346 | 30.6% | 42.9% |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
| Paynesville Area Elementary PAYNESVILLE | 429 | 29.6% | 54.4% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD | 389 | 31.4% | 50.6% |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY COKATO | 401 | 32.9% | 68.7% |
Where EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #239 of 844 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #195 of 844 | #4 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #337 of 844 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #521 of 1,130 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #568 of 769 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #722 of 796 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #667 of 942 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #194 of 499 | #7 of 8 |
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 | 383 | 25.1 | 15.3:1 | 31% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 28.3 | 13.8:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 26.1 | 15.4:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 28.7 | 16.0:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 44% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 37% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (459 to 383); teachers down 12% (28.7 to 25.1).
About EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY is located in EDEN VALLEY, Minnesota. It had 383 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools and 868 students.
EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 82% White among all Stearns County residents. The diversity index for EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 31% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stearns County is 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY's results are 6.8 points above predicted: 55.2% against 48.4%.
The school's county is Stearns County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY shares Stearns County with 73 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 395 to 383.
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