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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE SCHOOLS·NCES 270729002233
Hidden Valley Elementary
13875 GLENDALE AVE, SAVAGE, MN 55378 · (952) 707-3800 · Scott County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
303 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
37.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Hidden Valley Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Elementary this school | 472 | 64.2% | 29.2% |
| Hayes Elementary FRIDLEY | 432 | 63.9% | 31.7% |
| Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY | 459 | 70.6% | 31.9% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 464 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
| Marcy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 415 | 68.9% | 24.5% |
| Gage Elementary School ROCHESTER | 412 | 73.3% | 15.3% |
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 Hidden Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #679 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #681 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #610 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #343 of 1,130 | #16 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #325 of 769 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #53 of 796 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #196 of 942 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #373 of 499 | #15 of 16 |
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
472
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 472 | 35.7 | 13.2:1 | 64% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 77% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 37.5 | 12.9:1 | 80% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 64% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 35.3 | 14.4:1 | 76% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 76% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 56% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 15% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 38 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (508 to 472); teachers up 1% (35.3 to 35.7).
About Hidden Valley Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in SAVAGE, Minnesota. Its 472 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students.
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools system has 19 schools and 7,663 students.
The most common group at Hidden Valley Elementary is Black students, at 38%. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 6%. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hidden Valley Elementary employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Hidden Valley Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%. That is higher than the 28% average for public schools in Scott County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hidden Valley Elementary would be expected to post about 30.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.2%.
Census estimates describe Scott County this way: the median household income is $119,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Scott County has 66 public schools and roughly 26,041 students.
Eagle Ridge Middle School is located about 0.1 miles from Hidden Valley Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hidden Valley Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 19 students since 2020-21, to 472.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- William Byrne ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Harriet Bishop ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Rahn ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Other schools in SAVAGE
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- ASPEN ACADEMYElementary · 641 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Glendale ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Harriet Bishop ElementaryElementary · 511 students
Other Hidden Valley Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hidden Valley Elementary. Hidden Valley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Hidden Valley ElementaryMartinez, CA · 831 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 808 students
- Hidden Valley ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 468 students
- Hidden Valley ElementarySan Anselmo, CA · 274 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryRENO, NV · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Ridge Middle School0.1 mi · 46
- Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary0.9 mi · 480
- Edward Neill Elementary1.1 mi · 377
- Harriet Bishop Elementary1.2 mi · 511
- Glendale Elementary1.5 mi · 522
- Vista View Elementary1.7 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Hidden Valley Elementary?
Hidden Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hidden Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hidden Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hidden Valley Elementary have?
Hidden Valley Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Hidden Valley Elementary?
Hidden Valley Elementary reports a student body of 19% White, 25% Hispanic, 38% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Hidden Valley Elementary in?
Hidden Valley Elementary is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools.
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