Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271227000599
Scandia Elementary
14351 SCANDIA TR N, SCANDIA, MN 55073 · (651) 982-3300 · Washington County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
18.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
58 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
60.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Scandia Elementary
Scandia Elementary's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandia Elementary this school | 311 | 18.6% | 59.1% |
| ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT | 327 | 18.0% | 45.1% |
| Chisago Lakes El. CHISAGO CITY | 347 | 17.3% | N/A |
| Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 287 | 17.4% | 72.7% |
| AVON ELEMENTARY AVON | 264 | 18.6% | 56.1% |
| Hale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 326 | 17.2% | N/A |
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 Scandia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #158 of 844 | #9 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #173 of 844 | #10 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #204 of 844 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #624 of 1,130 | #33 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #740 of 769 | #34 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #634 of 796 | #35 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #844 of 942 | #23 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #412 of 499 | #13 of 17 |
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
311
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 174.5:1
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 | 311 | 17.1 | 18.2:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 18.2 | 17.7:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 22.2 | 16.5:1 | 22% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 2 | 174.5:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 19.3 | 16.9:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 6% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 24 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scandia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (327 to 311); teachers down 12% (19.3 to 17.1).
About Scandia Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Scandia Elementary serves students in SCANDIA, Minnesota. The school has 311 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
Forest Lake Public School District is responsible for 14 schools, Scandia Elementary included, with 5,776 students in all.
Scandia Elementary is 87% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Washington County's population at about 78%. The diversity index for Scandia Elementary is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.2:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Scandia Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Scandia Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.1% and a predicted 55.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that the median household earns about $115,345 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Washington County, 103 public schools serve about 46,313 students.
Scandia Elementary's nearest public school is Marine Village School (about 4.2 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Scandia Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Scandia Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 174.5 in 2020-21.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Lake Public School District
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 1,805 students
- Forest Lake Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Lino Lakes ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Wyoming ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Linwood ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Other Scandia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Scandia Elementary. Scandia Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Scandia ElementaryTravis AFB, CA · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Marine Village School4.2 mi · 92
- Marine Area Community School6.2 mi · 112
- Osceola Elementary7.6 mi · 250
- Forest Lake Area Middle School7.8 mi · 916
- Chisago Lakes Family Center7.9 mi · 41
- Chisago Lakes El.7.9 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Scandia ElementaryHow many students attend Scandia Elementary?
Scandia Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-06.
Is Scandia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scandia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Scandia Elementary have?
Scandia Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scandia Elementary?
At Scandia Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Scandia Elementary public or private?
Scandia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forest Lake Public School District.
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