FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in FARMINGTON, Minnesota, FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY instructs 493 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 344.

FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY is one of 9 schools operated by FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 6,458 students overall.

On demographics, FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Dakota County shows median household earnings sit near $106,318, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Dakota County runs 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), of which FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is Great Oaks Academy - Grammar, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 493). White enrollment moved from 82% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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