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Lakeside El.
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 52% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lakeside El.
Located at 29678 KARMEL AVE, in CHISAGO CITY, Minnesota, Lakeside El. is a well-populated K-5 school that teaches 804 students (grades 2 through 5), part of Chisago Lakes School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Lakeside El. sits 134% larger than that benchmark.
Chisago Lakes School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,317 students. Lakeside El. is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Lakeside El. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% 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, Lakeside El. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Chisago County shows median household earnings sit near $99,400, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakeside El. is one of 27 public schools in Chisago County (combined enrollment of about 7,668 students).
Nearest neighbor: TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Lakeside El. operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Lakeside El.'s enrollment has grew 41% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 804).
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chisago County at a glance
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- Chisago Lakes Family Center1.5 mi · 41
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog2.9 mi · 1
- Chisago Lakes Senior High2.9 mi · 1,053
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