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Thomas Lake Elementary

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Thomas Lake Elementary ranks 130 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Lake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Eagan, Minnesota, serving 604 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 108 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Lake Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.77% of Thomas Lake students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 53.27% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Reading, with 66.67% of students proficient or better, and in Science, with 66.96% of students proficient or better. Thomas Lake also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners.

Compared to nearby schools, Thomas Lake Elementary outperforms most in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, such as Pinewood Community Elementary, Shannon Park Elementary, and Northview Elementary. However, Woodland Elementary, another nearby school, also performs exceptionally well. In contrast, schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district, such as William Byrne Elementary and Rahn Elementary, generally perform below the state and district averages.

575

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,997

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4350 Thomas Lake Rd
Eagan, MN 55122-1840

(651) 683-6890

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Students who attend Thomas Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Hawk Middle
High:	Eastview Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

130^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

108^th of 446Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 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	81.7	130 of 872	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	92 of 881	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	80 of 845	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	156 of 858	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	178 of 869	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	163 of 870	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	149 of 847	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	142 of 853	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	152 of 848	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.2	169 of 840	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	85.9	43 of 826	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	41 of 824	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	100 of 820	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.9	26 of 814	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	78.1	93 of 803	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	74 of 434	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	164 of 781	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	78 of 777	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	69 of 756	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	19 of 685	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.0	25 of 676	96.3%	★★★★★
2003	89.8	8 of 674	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	73.9	56 of 266	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	42 of 303	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	24 of 175	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	12 of 242	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	95 of 799	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	71 of 809	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	58 of 787	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	128 of 799	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	183 of 783	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	118 of 787	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	150 of 774	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	41 of 238	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	112 of 764	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	208 of 793	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	133 of 774	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	157 of 663	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	297 of 683	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	349 of 740	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	368 of 728	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	191 of 812	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	134 of 826	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	114 of 799	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	176 of 808	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	163 of 784	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	187 of 798	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	167 of 779	78.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	61.6	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	297 of 562	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	163 of 572	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	199 of 524	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	321 of 500	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.5	126 of 417	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	237 of 515	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	128 of 714	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	93 of 730	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	49 of 712	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	111 of 725	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	130 of 710	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	145 of 722	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	97 of 712	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)60th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading67%+17 vs state

Math65%+20 vs state

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Thomas Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Thomas Lake Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6890	575	40	14.5	21.4%	390 (67.8%)	27 (4.7%)	61 (10.6%)	47 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	81.7	130^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.1%		85.1	92^nd of 881 public elementary schools	89.6%	38	62.5	71.4	60.2	64.8	60.0	66.3	72.1	66.7	$11,997
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	583	41	14.2	46.5%	212 (36.4%)	142 (24.4%)	120 (20.6%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.8%)	34.9	598^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.7	693^rd of 881 public elementary schools	21.3%	95	34.7	44.9	27.1	34.9	41.3	45.5	43.3	43.4	$15,478
Deerwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6801	528	41	12.8	29.4%	293 (55.5%)	68 (12.9%)	78 (14.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.4%)	64.9	325^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.7%		76.2	182^nd of 881 public elementary schools	79.3%	143	48.9	64.3	52.0	55.2	43.5	55.1	68.4	55.9	$12,763
Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science	Public, Magnet	K-5	3825 Glacier Dr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 683-8570	707	48	14.7	28.6%	291 (41.2%)	116 (16.4%)	85 (12.0%)	137 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.9%)	80.8	141^st of 872 public elementary schools	83.8%		81.9	123^rd of 881 public elementary schools	86.0%	18	73.0	68.9	52.8	64.6	60.3	61.7	71.7	64.7	$12,334
Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	383	26	14.9	58.5%	116 (30.3%)	114 (29.8%)	88 (23.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	45	520^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.4%		44.1	552^nd of 881 public elementary schools	37.3%	32	50.0	33.9	60.0	47.4	39.3	32.3	60.0	43.4	$17,573
Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	965 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6820	396	31	12.5	22.2%	256 (64.6%)	51 (12.9%)	27 (6.8%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	79.9	152^nd of 872 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.4	195^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.9%	43	79.0	82.5	48.1	67.9	53.2	63.2	68.8	62.2	$15,419
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Wescott Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6990	720	43	16.5	14.3%	528 (73.3%)	43 (6.0%)	37 (5.1%)	61 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.4%)	89.9	49^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.5	29^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.7%	20	86.1	77.7	72.9	79.1	70.1	63.9	70.5	68.3	$12,267
Pinewood Community Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Dodd Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6980	519	37	13.8	22.0%	347 (66.9%)	26 (5.0%)	65 (12.5%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.6%)	67.4	295^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.2%		63.7	328^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.8%	33	62.8	52.8	59.2	58.2	50.6	52.9	61.9	55.4	$12,339
William Byrne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11608 River Hills Dr	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3500	569	37	15.5	52.0%	229 (40.2%)	137 (24.1%)	107 (18.8%)	48 (8.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.1	557^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.8%	96	50.6	44.4	54.8	49.6	44.8	36.4	64.3	47.8	$13,629
Shannon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	13501 Shannon Pkwy	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7670	508	35	14.6	10.8%	355 (69.9%)	43 (8.5%)	41 (8.1%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	87.7	67^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.3%		90	40^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.5%	27	71.3	82.1	62.9	71.9	62.5	71.1	75.3	69.8	$12,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Thomas Lake Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Black Hawk Middle
High : Eastview Senior High

How many students attend Thomas Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Thomas Lake Elementary.

Is Thomas Lake Elementary a good school?

Thomas Lake Elementary ranks 130^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Thomas Lake Elementary in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Lake Elementary?

Students at Thomas Lake Elementary are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American.

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