Rahn Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
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 47 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 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
Schools most like Rahn Elementary
Rahn Elementary's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahn Elementary this school | 383 | 58.5% | 41.9% |
| PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN | 387 | 54.8% | 49.8% |
| ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS | 467 | 55.0% | 28.7% |
| Hayes Elementary FRIDLEY | 432 | 63.9% | 31.7% |
| GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 351 | 57.0% | 21.6% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 531 | 59.7% | 38.4% |
Where Rahn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #487 of 844 | #40 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #478 of 844 | #38 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #526 of 844 | #45 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #520 of 1,130 | #50 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #530 of 769 | #42 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #36 of 796 | #5 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #239 of 942 | #10 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #102 of 244 | #10 of 19 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 25.7 | 14.9:1 | 58% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 24.5 | 14.8:1 | 64% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 66% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 26.8 | 12.8:1 | 51% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 50% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 37% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 13% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (343 to 383); teachers down 4% (26.8 to 25.7).
About Rahn Elementary
Rahn Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in EAGAN, Minnesota. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 383 students in 2024-25.
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools system has 19 schools and 7,663 students.
The largest group at Rahn Elementary is White students, at 30%. After that, the student body is 30% Black, 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Dakota County is about 74% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Rahn Elementary lists 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body. That is 24 points above the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rahn Elementary, the prediction is 33.6% and the result is 41.9%.
Census data for Dakota County show median household income comes to about $106,318, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 170 public schools and about 74,687 students.
Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Pro is about 0.7 miles from Rahn Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Rahn Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Rahn Elementary comes in 3rd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 383, up from 359 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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