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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273175004212
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
7001 ELLIOT AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN 55423 · (612) 798-6700 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
242 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL→RICHFIELD MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.5%
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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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%.
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 RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL this school | 529 | 45.7% | 39.2% |
| Green Central Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 594 | 54.9% | 33.2% |
| Emerson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 491 | 57.4% | 25.8% |
| ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES | 502 | 59.0% | 31.8% |
| Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion FRIDLEY | 558 | 40.0% | 37.1% |
| MADELIA ELEMENTARY MADELIA | 352 | 55.4% | 33.3% |
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 RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #551 of 844 | #87 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #512 of 844 | #87 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #541 of 844 | #86 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #251 of 1,130 | #61 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #501 of 769 | #95 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #413 of 796 | #120 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #387 of 942 | #92 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #70 of 244 | #13 of 50 |
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
529
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
+57% since 2010-11, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 46% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 31.1 | 16.3:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 56% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 64% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 58% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 58% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (451 to 529); teachers up 44% (25 to 36).
About RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Among the schools in RICHFIELD, Minnesota, is RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, a large elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 529 students. Enrollment is 54% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 4,094 students.
Hispanic students account for 70% of enrollment at RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL. Other groups include 22% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 8% Hispanic. RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL was 14.7:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%. That is close to the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
allk12 grades RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is -1.2 points: 39.2% actual, 40.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Hennepin County show that median household income is about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 496 public schools operate in Hennepin County, serving about 177,509 students.
The next-closest public school is RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
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 2024-25 enrollment of 529 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 488.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,183 students
- RICHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 808 students
- RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOLElementary · 604 students
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTERElementary · 86 students
Other schools in RICHFIELD
- RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,183 students
- RICHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 808 students
- RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOLElementary · 604 students
- PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.Elementary · 515 students
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- SciTech Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL0.1 mi · 604
- Richfield College Experience Prg0.5 mi · 84
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 303
- WATERSHED HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 57
- Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities1.1 mi · 171
- PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.1.1 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serve?
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
How diverse is RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL reports a student body of 22% White, 70% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is overseen by RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.