LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY

LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY is one of the expansive K-5 schools in LAKE ELMO, Minnesota, run under Stillwater Area Public Schools, with 697 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 103% above typical.

Stillwater Area Public Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,455 students. LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $115,345, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY is one of 103 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students).

Nearest neighbor: STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY's enrollment has climbed 17% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 697). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 21% across the same window.

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