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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272388001180
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY
500 LINCOLN PKWY, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057 · (507) 645-3500 · Rice County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
163 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 488 | 33.4% | 57.2% |
| CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE | 401 | 33.9% | 44.4% |
| MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 600 | 32.2% | 42.6% |
| Morris Area Elementary MORRIS | 557 | 29.3% | 50.5% |
| LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SILVER LAKE | 408 | 40.0% | 47.9% |
| Medford Elementary MEDFORD | 466 | 35.6% | 40.9% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Rice County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #192 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #226 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #172 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #317 of 1,130 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #167 of 769 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #327 of 796 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #628 of 942 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #219 of 244 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
+53 (+12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 41.5 | 11.8:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 40.9 | 12.1:1 | 32% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 27% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 40.3 | 12.0:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 44% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 37% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 17% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (482 to 488); teachers up 3% (40.3 to 41.5).
About GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of NORTHFIELD, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 488 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 42% above average.
The district for GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 7 schools and 3,849 students.
The largest group at GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is White students, at 62%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Rice County residents are about 80% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY reported 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. There are 163 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 33% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Rice County averages 46%, higher than here.
In Minnesota, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.2% actual against a predicted 47.1%.
In Rice County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,181, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 40 public schools and about 8,301 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northfield Community Education Cntr, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 488, compared with 435 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,917
Census ACS
Median income
$83,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
8,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- NORTHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 845 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 107 students
Other schools in NORTHFIELD
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- NORTHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 845 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 180 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Northfield Community Education Cntr0.1 mi · 117
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 107
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH1.7 mi · 1,283
- Spring Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 445
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 564
- ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL2.2 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY?
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY?
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY?
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY is overseen by NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rice County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.