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Does Sun Path Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273300001437
Sun Path Elementary
2250 17TH AVE E, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 496-5892 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
209 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
51.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Sun Path Elementary
Sun Path Elementary's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Path Elementary this school | 521 | 40.1% | 48.6% |
| OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 524 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 500 | 38.8% | 46.8% |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 576 | 39.1% | 41.8% |
| OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 515 | 39.8% | 37.5% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE | 625 | 40.8% | 46.7% |
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 Sun Path Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #362 of 844 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #376 of 844 | #14 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #354 of 844 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #265 of 1,130 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #370 of 769 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #121 of 796 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #495 of 942 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #152 of 499 | #7 of 16 |
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
521
-70 (-12%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 521 | 38.5 | 13.5:1 | 40% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 40.5 | 12.6:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 41.3 | 13.3:1 | 51% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 45.6 | 14.4:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 32% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 20% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 27% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sun Path Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (655 to 521); teachers down 15% (45.6 to 38.5).
About Sun Path Elementary
Sun Path Elementary is an elementary school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, according to federal school records. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 521 students enrolled. That is 51% larger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Shakopee Public School District is the local district for Sun Path Elementary. It runs 12 schools with 7,717 students.
No group is above 50% at Sun Path Elementary; the largest is White, at 47%. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Scott County, the White share is about 77%. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Sun Path Elementary are from different groups.
With 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sun Path Elementary, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Scott County is 12 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sun Path Elementary is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.6% actual, 43.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Scott County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $119,314 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Scott County number 66, with about 26,041 students.
Measured in a straight line, Shakopee East Middle School is about 1.0 miles from Sun Path Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Sun Path Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 12%.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sun Path Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shakopee Public School District
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other schools in SHAKOPEE
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Shakopee East Middle School1.0 mi · 828
- Pearson VPK1.5 mi · 31
- Shakopee High School1.7 mi · 2,823
- SWMetro Reflections1.7 mi · 15
- SWMetro288 Elevate Online K-61.7 mi · 13
- SWMetro288 Elevate Online1.7 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Sun Path ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sun Path Elementary?
Sun Path Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sun Path Elementary serve?
Sun Path Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sun Path Elementary have?
Sun Path Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sun Path Elementary?
Student demographics at Sun Path Elementary are roughly 47% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sun Path Elementary public or private?
Sun Path Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shakopee Public School District.
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