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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 270819002294
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY
110300 PIONEER TRAIL WEST, CHASKA, MN 55318 · (952) 556-6500 · Carver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
108 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
64.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 JONATHAN ELEMENTARY
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN ELEMENTARY this school | 541 | 20.0% | 61.3% |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 573 | 20.2% | 43.6% |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO | 536 | 21.5% | 58.3% |
| Byron Primary School BYRON | 519 | 18.1% | N/A |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 588 | 17.5% | 66.1% |
| Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE | 586 | 19.5% | 47.9% |
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 JONATHAN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #118 of 844 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #147 of 844 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #117 of 844 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #237 of 1,130 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #585 of 769 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #492 of 796 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #832 of 942 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #327 of 499 | #7 of 10 |
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
541
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 34.7 | 15.7:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 31.8 | 17.5:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 36.9 | 16.3:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 21% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 9% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JONATHAN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (600 to 541); teachers down 5% (36.9 to 35).
About JONATHAN ELEMENTARY
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school. Its address is in CHASKA, Minnesota. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 541 students. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 57% above that.
EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL has a total of 19 schools and 9,274 students, JONATHAN ELEMENTARY among them.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at JONATHAN ELEMENTARY. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 9 points below the 87% share among Carver County residents. By the diversity index, JONATHAN ELEMENTARY comes in at 39%.
Teachers at the school number 35 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 18% average for public schools in Carver County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.3% at JONATHAN ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.3%.
Carver County census figures show that median household income is about $125,946, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 57 public schools operate in Carver County, serving about 18,076 students.
Early Childhood Special Education is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, JONATHAN ELEMENTARY is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put JONATHAN ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
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Carver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,041
Census ACS
Median income
$125,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
18,076 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
- CHASKA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,495 students
- CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,385 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- VICTORIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 670 students
- CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in CHASKA
- CHASKA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,495 students
- CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTMiddle · 615 students
- CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EASTMiddle · 608 students
- LA ACADEMIAElementary · 443 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 418 students
Other Jonathan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jonathan Elementary. JONATHAN ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Jonathan Elementary SchoolBenton, KY · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Special Education0.3 mi · 184
- WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 210
- CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,495
- 112 ALC MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 411
- 112 ALC Independent Study1.0 mi · 28
- INTEGRATED ARTS ACADEMY1.0 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About JONATHAN ELEMENTARYHow many students attend JONATHAN ELEMENTARY?
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JONATHAN ELEMENTARY serve?
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JONATHAN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JONATHAN ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JONATHAN ELEMENTARY?
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JONATHAN ELEMENTARY in?
JONATHAN ELEMENTARY is part of EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.