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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVILLE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 271778000818
Orchard Lake Elementary
16531 KLAMATH TRAIL, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044 · (952) 232-2100 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
125 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
42.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What 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 44 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Orchard Lake Elementary
Orchard Lake Elementary's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Lake Elementary this school | 390 | 32.1% | 41.9% |
| SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON GOLDEN VALLEY | 432 | 32.2% | 55.7% |
| Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 349 | 33.5% | 45.4% |
| HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 430 | 28.6% | 50.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School ROCHESTER | 464 | 32.5% | 64.0% |
| JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL | 360 | 35.0% | 33.7% |
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 Orchard Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #488 of 844 | #41 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #517 of 844 | #43 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #542 of 844 | #47 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #503 of 1,130 | #48 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #410 of 769 | #27 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #290 of 796 | #33 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #649 of 942 | #36 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #338 of 499 | #26 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
390
+106 (+37%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 390 | 28.3 | 13.8:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 34.4 | 11.9:1 | 39% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 34.7 | 11.7:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 18% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 26.5 | 16.2:1 | 23% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (430 to 390); teachers up 7% (26.5 to 28.3).
About Orchard Lake Elementary
Orchard Lake Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in LAKEVILLE, Minnesota. It reported 390 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Lakeville Area Schools is made up of 21 schools with 12,025 students in all.
The student body at Orchard Lake Elementary is 61% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. On the income side, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dakota County is similar, at 34%.
Orchard Lake Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Test results at Orchard Lake Elementary are 6.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.9% actual, 47.8% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Dakota County show that median household income comes to about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 170, with about 74,687 students.
Orchard Lake Elementary is about 1.5 miles from Lakeville Shared Time Services, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Orchard Lake Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 37% rise, from 284 to 390.
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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 Lakeville Area Schools
- LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,871 students
- LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,816 students
- CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
- MCGUIRE MIDDLEMiddle · 844 students
- LAKE MARION ELEMENTARYElementary · 727 students
Other schools in LAKEVILLE
- LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,871 students
- LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,816 students
- CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
- East Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- MCGUIRE MIDDLEMiddle · 844 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeville Shared Time Services1.5 mi · 3
- Lakeville Online Academy-Elementary1.5 mi · 36
- Lakeville Online Academy-High1.5 mi · 153
- Lakeville Online Academy-Middle1.5 mi · 50
- Children's MN - Lakeville2.1 mi · 9
- STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville2.3 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Lake ElementaryHow large is Orchard Lake Elementary?
Orchard Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Orchard Lake Elementary serve?
Orchard Lake Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Lake Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orchard Lake Elementary?
Orchard Lake Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Orchard Lake Elementary in?
Orchard Lake Elementary is part of Lakeville Area Schools.
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