Laketown Elementary

Laketown Elementary is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in WACONIA, Minnesota, operated by WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 530 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Laketown Elementary sits 54% above that benchmark.

WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,984 students. Laketown Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Laketown Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carver County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Laketown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Carver County) shows that median household income runs about $125,946, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Carver County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students), Laketown Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRANSITIONS 110, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laketown Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laketown Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 55.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Laketown Elementary has contracted 3%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Laketown Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.