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Which teacher or staff member at MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137000030
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY
12701 ELK LAKE RD, ELK RIVER, MN 55330 · (763) 241-3470 · Sherburne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
90 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
69.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY this school | 554 | 16.2% | 62.5% |
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA | 530 | 16.0% | 61.9% |
| Byron Intermediate School BYRON | 551 | 16.0% | 66.3% |
| RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 573 | 14.3% | 55.4% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET | 527 | 15.2% | 51.1% |
| Byron Primary School BYRON | 519 | 18.1% | N/A |
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 MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #106 of 844 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #126 of 844 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #53 of 844 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #224 of 1,130 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #709 of 769 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #593 of 796 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #881 of 942 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #369 of 499 | #2 of 8 |
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
554
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 554 | 32.1 | 17.3:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 30.6 | 17.9:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 31.8 | 17.1:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 35.1 | 17.0:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 8% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (597 to 554); teachers down 9% (35.1 to 32.1).
About MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school serving families in ELK RIVER, Minnesota. Its 554 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 61% bigger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Elk River Public School District (29 schools, 14,633 students) runs MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY.
Federal enrollment data show MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY is 84% White. Other groups include 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.3:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY is 16%. For comparison, public schools in Sherburne County average 29%.
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY scores 62.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.3%.
In the county around the school, Sherburne County, the median household income is $105,466, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 45 public schools in Sherburne County, enrolling about 16,306 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY. Its average proficiency rate of 62.5% is above the 44.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 554 students in 2024-25, 16 more than the 538 it had in 2020-21.
The MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in ELK RIVER
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 638 students
- VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 554 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYElementary · 513 students
Other Meadowvale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meadowvale Elementary. MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Meadowvale ElementaryHavre De Grace, MD · 552 students
- Meadowvale Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 510 students
Nearby schools
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 638
- IVAN SAND AFTER SCHOOL CREDIT RECOV0.8 mi · 1
- Ivan Sand Middle School ALC0.8 mi · 1
- IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 88
- FAIRVIEW PROGRAM0.8 mi · 6
- VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY?
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY serve?
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY have?
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY in?
MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY is part of Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.