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OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH
OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH operates as a heavily attended primary school in EAGAN, Minnesota, run under ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. Current enrollment sits at 583 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 69% above the state mean of about 344.
Across the 36 schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN (29,224 students total), OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH shows that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Dakota County's rate of about 34%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 35.9%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dakota County put median household income runs about $106,318, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 583). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 9% to 21% over that span.
On the community side, members of the OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dakota County at a glance
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