Hamilton Ridge Elementary School

Set in SAVAGE, Minnesota, Hamilton Ridge Elementary School is a high-enrollment primary school, overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. It caters to 586 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 70% above the state mean of about 344.

Across the 14 schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (8,788 students total), Hamilton Ridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hamilton Ridge Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hamilton Ridge Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Scott County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hamilton Ridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Scott County shows median household earnings sit near $119,314, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Scott County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), of which Hamilton Ridge Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prior Lake High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hamilton Ridge Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

On the community side, the feed for Hamilton Ridge Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.