WOODLAND ELEMENTARY

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of well-populated scale in EAGAN, Minnesota, one of the schools within ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, instructing 720 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 109% above the state mean of about 344.

Within ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, which oversees 36 schools and 29,224 students, WOODLAND ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WOODLAND ELEMENTARY shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Dakota County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 14% of students at WOODLAND ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Dakota County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, WOODLAND ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dakota County put median household earnings sit near $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), WOODLAND ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAGAN SENIOR HIGH, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WOODLAND ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WOODLAND ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 628 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025.

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