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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239001944
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY
4350 THOMAS LAKE RD, EAGAN, MN 55122 · (651) 683-6890 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
123 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
66.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 575 | 21.4% | 59.9% |
| Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER | 599 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 571 | 21.9% | 62.3% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN | 519 | 22.0% | 51.7% |
| EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 543 | 23.9% | 56.1% |
| Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE | 586 | 19.5% | 47.9% |
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 THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #142 of 844 | #13 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #188 of 844 | #14 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #92 of 844 | #9 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #190 of 1,130 | #25 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #480 of 769 | #36 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #363 of 796 | #43 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #808 of 942 | #55 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #86 of 244 | #7 of 19 |
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
575
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 575 | 39.6 | 14.5:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 38.9 | 15.5:1 | 22% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 39.6 | 14.6:1 | 22% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 33.7 | 14.9:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 32 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (502 to 575); teachers up 17% (33.7 to 39.6).
About THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school based in EAGAN, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 575 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN oversees THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY and 35 other schools, with 29,224 students in total.
More than half of the students at THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY are White (68%). Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
A staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 34% for public schools in Dakota County.
The model predicts 53.6% for a school in Minnesota with THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY posts 59.9%.
For the population of Dakota County, median household income comes to about $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dakota County counts 170 public schools with about 74,687 students.
OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH is about 0.5 miles from THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.4%, lower than THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY's 59.9%.
NCES assigns THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 545 to 575.
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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 ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
- ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,364 students
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,999 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
Other schools in EAGAN
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLEMiddle · 889 students
- RED PINE ELEMENTARYElementary · 740 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 720 students
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCEElementary · 707 students
Nearby schools
- OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH0.5 mi · 583
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLE0.7 mi · 889
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 528
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE1.7 mi · 707
- Rahn Elementary1.8 mi · 383
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARYHow large is THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY?
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
Is THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY have?
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY?
At THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY?
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY is overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN in Dakota County.
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