LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY

LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY, a well-populated elementary-level community in LAKEVILLE, Minnesota, operated by Lakeville Area Schools, hosts 727 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY sits 111% above that benchmark.

LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY is one of 21 schools operated by Lakeville Area Schools, a district that instructs 12,025 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian. Compared to Dakota County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.2%.

In the area at large, Dakota County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

The closest other public school is LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 17%: 621 students in 2018 compared to 727 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.