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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Island Lake Elementary?
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Enrollment
741
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001119
Island Lake Elementary
3555 VICTORIA ST N, SHOREVIEW, MN 55126 · (651) 621-7000 · Ramsey County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
139 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (139) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (141).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
60.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Island Lake Elementary
Island Lake Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake Elementary this school | 741 | 18.8% | 59.6% |
| GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 692 | 20.4% | 47.8% |
| GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 604 | 18.9% | 70.9% |
| GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE | 797 | 16.4% | 50.3% |
| East Lake Elementary School LAKEVILLE | 844 | 17.7% | 61.3% |
| RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 762 | 18.9% | 57.9% |
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 Island Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #150 of 844 | #9 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #131 of 844 | #8 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #198 of 844 | #16 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #56 of 1,130 | #7 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #583 of 769 | #63 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #346 of 796 | #62 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #843 of 942 | #94 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #462 of 499 | #49 of 55 |
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
741
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 19% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 46.6 | 15.7:1 | 20% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 50.5 | 14.7:1 | 20% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 13% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 44.2 | 17.1:1 | 18% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 20% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 11% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 38 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Island Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (757 to 741); teachers up 9% (44.2 to 48).
About Island Lake Elementary
Island Lake Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in SHOREVIEW, Minnesota. Its 741 students are spread across grades 1 through 5. The school's enrollment is 115% above the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Mounds View Public School District has 23 schools; together they serve 11,934 students.
White students are the majority at Island Lake Elementary, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 48 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. Around 19% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Island Lake Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Island Lake Elementary is 4.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.6% actual, 55.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Across Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ramsey County is home to 302 public schools and about 94,437 public school students.
Nearby, Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Island Lake Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; Island Lake Elementary's is 59.6%, ranking 1st of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Island Lake Elementary's enrollment climbed 3%, to 741.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Other schools in SHOREVIEW
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- WILLIAMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 459 students
- Snail Lake Kindergarten CenterElementary · 357 students
- Lionsgate Academy - ShoreviewHigh · 189 students
- Oak Hill Montessori CommunityElementary · 166 students
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx ProgramHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview0.5 mi · 189
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program0.5 mi · 22
- REACH Academy0.6 mi · 22
- Mounds View Bridges Program0.6 mi · 9
- WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 459
- AFSA High School1.9 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Island Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Island Lake Elementary?
Island Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 741 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Island Lake Elementary serve?
Island Lake Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Island Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Island Lake Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Island Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Island Lake Elementary are roughly 66% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Island Lake Elementary in?
Island Lake Elementary is part of Mounds View Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.