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Turtle Lake Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Turtle Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Shoreview, Minnesota, serving 957 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 107 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turtle Lake Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 10-98 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school's test scores on the MCA-III assessments are significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 72.31% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to 55.82% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Turtle Lake Elementary also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 14.9 over the past three years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Mounds View district.

While Turtle Lake Elementary excels overall, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower, indicating the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these student populations. Interestingly, Turtle Lake Elementary is located in close proximity to several high-performing elementary schools in the Centennial Public School District, such as Rice Lake Elementary and Golden Lake Elementary, suggesting families in the Shoreview area have access to a concentration of excellent educational options.

985

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,995

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1141 Lepak Ct
Shoreview, MN 55126-5698

(651) 621-7700

District: Mounds View Public School District

Students who attend Turtle Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Middle School
High:	Mounds View Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Asian:

9.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mounds View Public School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg47%

65^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

107^th of 446Mounds View Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	65 of 872	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	98 of 881	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	62 of 845	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	45 of 858	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	15 of 869	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	35 of 870	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	13 of 847	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	25 of 853	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	10 of 848	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	15 of 840	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	44 of 826	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	51 of 824	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	37 of 820	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	8 of 814	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	14 of 803	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	11 of 434	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	28 of 781	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	41 of 777	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	34 of 756	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	85.4	24 of 685	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	32 of 676	95.3%	★★★★★
2003	87.4	21 of 674	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	36 of 140	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	36 of 154	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	22 of 128	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	14 of 131	89.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	8 of 88	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	25 of 136	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	7 of 134	94.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	109 of 303	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	246 of 303	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	52 of 799	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	52 of 809	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	49 of 787	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	22 of 799	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	13 of 783	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	61 of 787	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	20 of 774	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	76.9	35 of 249	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	22 of 209	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	19 of 220	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	407 of 764	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	414 of 793	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.6	206 of 774	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	174 of 663	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	84 of 683	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	262 of 740	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	165 of 728	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	77 of 812	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	157 of 826	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	84 of 799	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	72 of 808	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	21 of 784	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	26 of 798	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	8 of 779	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	35 of 73	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	2 of 87	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.2	1 of 96	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	80 of 562	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	153 of 572	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	74 of 524	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	105 of 500	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	32 of 417	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	73 of 515	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	27 of 463	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	72 of 714	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	122 of 730	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	109 of 712	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	93 of 725	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	40 of 722	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	13 of 712	98.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)86th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+27 vs state

Reading69%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 19, 2016

A fantastic school all around, wonderful teachers and great students. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 15, 2014

School is excellent in Academics . Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	1141 Lepak Ct	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7700	985	66	15.0	13.2%	723 (73.4%)	33 (3.4%)	53 (5.4%)	93 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	87.8	65^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.5%		84.4	98^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	77.5	74.3	65.6				72.3	68.1	62.0	75.7				68.9	$11,995
Golden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5900	394	28	13.9	38.3%	230 (58.4%)	43 (10.9%)	47 (11.9%)	39 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	71.9	244^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.0%		74	217^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.4%	27	78.5	43.8	62.8				61.8	55.4	43.3	76.3				59.7	$12,470
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	5500 Quincy St	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7500	523	44	11.7	52.2%	245 (46.8%)	72 (13.8%)	68 (13.0%)	82 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.3%)	44.6	524^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.1	605^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.3%	81	60.0	49.1	37.1				48.7	44.2	39.5	40.2				41.2	$13,820
Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	166	15	10.8	10.2%	132 (79.5%)	4 (2.4%)	8 (4.8%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	65.7	318^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.5%		62.6	346^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.7%	28	50.0	72.2	21.1	31.6	56.3	52.9	46.8	60.0	66.7	63.2	84.2	75.0	70.6	69.7
Snail Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	350 Highway 96 West	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-8000	357	19	19.0	17.4%	241 (67.5%)	19 (5.3%)	15 (4.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.4%)								(n/a)															$13,650
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	575 Birch Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6040	109	10	10.9	35.8%	66 (60.6%)	9 (8.3%)	10 (9.2%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)															$32,396
Rice Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Birch St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5700	687	41	16.9	11.8%	559 (81.4%)	17 (2.5%)	33 (4.8%)	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	94.2	19^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.8%		92.4	24^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.3%	5	87.8	80.4	80.9				82.9	76.7	69.9	80.1				76.0	$10,505
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4657 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5300	502	33	15.0	46.6%	260 (51.8%)	112 (22.3%)	33 (6.6%)	54 (10.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	68.1	291^st of 872 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.1	401^st of 881 public elementary schools	54.5%	110	68.6	56.4	43.7				56.9	54.9	53.9	62.1				56.9	$11,377
Centennial Online Elementary	Public	K-5	4707 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	498	41	12.0	52.4%	249 (50.0%)	69 (13.9%)	88 (17.7%)	45 (9.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%		53.9	445^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.5%	51	51.4	60.0	50.0				54.0	34.3	43.8	43.3				40.3	$15,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Turtle Lake Elementary

How many students attend Turtle Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 985 students attended Turtle Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Turtle Lake Elementary?

Students at Turtle Lake Elementary are 73% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Turtle Lake Elementary in?

Mounds View Public School District

Is Turtle Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes. Turtle Lake Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Turtle Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Turtle Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Middle School
High : Mounds View Senior High

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