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Alumni: what's one memory from Lakeside El. that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
804
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270001701673
Lakeside El.
29678 KARMEL AVE, CHISAGO CITY, MN 55013 · (651) 213-2300 · Chisago County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+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
17.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
162 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 212 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 198 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 198 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 196 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chisago Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What 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.
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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Lakeside El.
Lakeside El.'s state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside El. this school | 804 | 20.1% | 51.9% |
| Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN | 731 | 17.4% | 57.8% |
| BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER | 644 | 20.5% | 51.9% |
| BECKER PRIMARY BECKER | 672 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Riverview Intermediate School SARTELL | 914 | 21.9% | 57.2% |
| WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO | 684 | 16.4% | 63.4% |
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 Lakeside El. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Chisago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #295 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #218 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #305 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #33 of 1,130 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #716 of 769 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #689 of 796 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #831 of 942 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.3% | #19 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
804
+92 (+13%) vs 2020
+56% since 2000-01, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 804 | 46.2 | 17.4:1 | 20% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 45.7 | 16.7:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 43.6 | 17.3:1 | 24% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 13% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 26 | 18.3:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 25 | 20.6:1 | 14% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside El..
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (569 to 804); teachers up 49% (31 to 46.2).
About Lakeside El.
Lakeside El. is a public elementary school in CHISAGO CITY, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 804 students across grades 2 through 5. That puts enrollment 134% larger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Chisago Lakes School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,317 students.
At Lakeside El., 90% of students are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Chisago County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Lakeside El. is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 3.7 students per teacher. The school reported 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Lakeside El. outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Lakeside El. is 2.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.9% versus 54.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school is in Chisago County, where median household income comes to about $99,400, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Chisago County counts 27 public schools with about 7,668 students.
Lakeside El. is about 0.3 miles from TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Lakeside El. is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 804, from 712 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Lakeside El. can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chisago Lakes School District
- Chisago Lakes Senior HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Chisago Lakes MiddleMiddle · 742 students
- Chisago Lakes El.Elementary · 347 students
- Taylors Falls ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Chisago Lakes Family CenterElementary · 41 students
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning ProgHigh · 1 students
Other schools in CHISAGO CITY
- Chisago Lakes El.Elementary · 347 students
- TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNINGHigh · 191 students
- Chisago Lakes Family CenterElementary · 41 students
- Trio Wolf Creek Charter SchoolHigh
- Wildcat Academy Elementary SchoolElementary
- Wildcat Academy High SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING0.3 mi · 191
- Chisago Lakes Family Center1.5 mi · 41
- Chisago Lakes El.1.5 mi · 347
- Chisago Lakes Senior High2.9 mi · 1,053
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog2.9 mi · 1
- Chisago Lakes Middle3.8 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside El.How large is Lakeside El.?
Lakeside El. enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Lakeside El. serve?
Lakeside El. serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lakeside El.?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Lakeside El..
How diverse is Lakeside El.?
Lakeside El. reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lakeside El. in?
Lakeside El. is part of Chisago Lakes School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.