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If you had an hour of school board time for La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 273006003449
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
5061 MINNESOTA ST SE, PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372 · (952) 226-0900 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
66 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood→Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Based on grade levels within Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.2%
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 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood this school | 463 | 14.3% | 57.0% |
| PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK | 533 | 10.7% | 66.2% |
| BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN | 462 | 20.6% | 61.1% |
| LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE | 607 | 20.8% | 41.3% |
| Northrop Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 381 | 16.5% | 66.6% |
| Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion DULUTH | 329 | 14.3% | 56.3% |
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 La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #196 of 844 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #228 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #121 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #362 of 1,130 | #17 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #701 of 769 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #389 of 796 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #898 of 942 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #122 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
463
+75 (+19%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 463 | 27.2 | 17.0:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 27.2 | 17.3:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 23.1 | 19.2:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 9% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 11 | 21.6:1 | 8% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 9 | 30.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (426 to 463); teachers down 16% (32.3 to 27.2).
About La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood is a medium-sized elementary school in PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota, under Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. A federal count lists 463 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 35% bigger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
In Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, 14 schools enroll a combined 8,788 students.
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood's enrollment is 68% White. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Scott County residents are White. By the diversity index, La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood comes in at 49%.
The school has about 17.0 students per teacher and 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Scott County averages 28%, higher than here.
allk12 grades La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 57.4%. La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood scores 57.0%, within a point of that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Scott County show that median household income is about $119,314, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood is one of 66 public schools in Scott County, which together enroll about 26,041 students.
The nearest public school is WestWood Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 57.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 388 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a 19% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
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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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Glendale ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- WestWood ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Other schools in PRIOR LAKE
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- WestWood ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Jeffers Pond ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- Five Hawks ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Edgewood ECSEElementary · 116 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Area ALCHigh · 75 students
Nearby schools
- WestWood Elementary0.4 mi · 505
- Edgewood School0.4 mi · 60
- Edgewood ECSE0.4 mi · 116
- ALC Independent Study0.6 mi · 34
- Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC0.6 mi · 75
- Laker Online0.7 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About La Ola Del Lago at GrainwoodHow many students attend La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood?
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood serve?
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood.
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood?
At La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood, the student body is approximately 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood?
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood is overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.