GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY

Located at 500 LINCOLN PKWY, in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 488 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 7 schools operated by NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 3,849 students overall.

On demographics, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rice County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rice County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,181, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rice County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students), of which GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northfield Community Education Cntr, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 482 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.