Turtle Lake Elementary

Located at 1141 LEPAK CT, in SHOREVIEW, Minnesota, Turtle Lake Elementary is a heavily attended primary school that educates 985 students (grades 1 through 5), one of the schools within Mounds View Public School District. That puts it 186% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 23 schools in Mounds View Public School District (11,934 students total), Turtle Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Turtle Lake Elementary logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Turtle Lake Elementary has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Turtle Lake Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Turtle Lake Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Turtle Lake Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Golden Lake Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Turtle Lake Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turtle Lake Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 985 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 15% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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