Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA HEIGHTS-EAGAN·NCES 274227002202
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY
1979 SUMMIT LN, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 55118 · (651) 403-8000 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
89 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
55.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.8%
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 73 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MENDOTA ELEMENTARY
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENDOTA ELEMENTARY this school | 358 | 24.9% | 61.5% |
| RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 390 | 23.8% | 68.9% |
| LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 398 | 27.1% | 59.1% |
| Randolph Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL | 448 | 25.9% | 70.6% |
| HOOVER ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO | 461 | 25.4% | 53.6% |
| Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 377 | 20.2% | 71.3% |
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 MENDOTA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #116 of 844 | #8 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #81 of 844 | #4 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #293 of 844 | #24 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #558 of 1,130 | #54 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #144 of 769 | #6 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #416 of 796 | #49 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #756 of 942 | #47 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #203 of 499 | #14 of 36 |
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
358
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 358 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 2.8 | 135.3:1 | 26% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 31.4 | 12.5:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 25.5 | 16.8:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 15% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 27 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MENDOTA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (427 to 358); teachers up 22% (25.5 to 31).
About MENDOTA ELEMENTARY
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. There are 358 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4.
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY belongs to West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, a district of 13 schools and 5,452 students.
More than half of the students at MENDOTA ELEMENTARY are White (72%). The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Dakota County, where about 74% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
A staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.6:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 2.1 students per teacher. By family income, 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, MENDOTA ELEMENTARY lands at A, ahead of 85% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Test results at MENDOTA ELEMENTARY are 9.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.5% actual, 51.7% predicted).
Dakota County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $106,318 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. MENDOTA ELEMENTARY shares Dakota County with 169 other public schools.
Aspen House Education Program is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.2:1 to 11.6:1.
People who know MENDOTA ELEMENTARY can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
- Two Rivers High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 785 students
- HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETElementary · 414 students
- SOMERSET ELEMENTARYElementary · 412 students
- PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 387 students
Other schools in MENDOTA HEIGHTS
- Two Rivers High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 785 students
- SOMERSET ELEMENTARYElementary · 412 students
- Aspen House Education ProgramHigh · 6 students
- Special EducationCombined · 3 students
- W ST. PAUL AREA LEARNING CNTR.High
Other Mendota Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mendota Elementary. MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mendota ElementaryMendota, CA · 857 students
- Mendota ElementaryMadison, WI · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Aspen House Education Program0.1 mi · 6
- Special Education1.7 mi · 3
- Two Rivers High School1.7 mi · 1,710
- FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE1.8 mi · 785
- SOMERSET ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 412
- Highland Park Senior High2.0 mi · 1,392
Frequently asked questions
About MENDOTA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MENDOTA ELEMENTARY?
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does MENDOTA ELEMENTARY serve?
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MENDOTA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MENDOTA ELEMENTARY?
At MENDOTA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees MENDOTA ELEMENTARY?
MENDOTA ELEMENTARY is overseen by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan in Dakota County.
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