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Jonathan Elementary

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Jonathan Elementary ranks 100 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Jonathan Elementary is a K–5 school in Chaska, Minnesota, serving 541 students as part of the highly ranked Eastern Carver County Public School district. Statewide, it placed 100th out of 869 elementary schools in 2025–2026 (88th percentile, 4 stars), a step down from consecutive 5-star ratings in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. Proficiency rates remain well above district and state averages: 65.8% in math, 70.1% in reading, and 34.7% in science. Reading rebounded this year after a dip, while science has fallen sharply from 75.53% in 2023–2024, though families should note the state science exam changed in 2024–2025, making year-to-year comparisons less reliable.

Within the district, Jonathan ranks second of six elementary schools, behind only Victoria Elementary and ahead of Chanhassen Elementary, Clover Ridge Elementary, La Academia, and Bluff Creek Elementary. Reading is second only to Victoria's, while math trails Victoria and Chanhassen, and science trails Victoria and Clover Ridge. Notably, 19.96% of Jonathan students qualify for free or reduced lunch—far more than Victoria's 6.42%—so its strong results come with a more economically diverse student body. Nearby out-of-district options score much lower, including World Learner Charter School (43rd percentile) and Sweeney Elementary (48th).

Looking within the school, female students rank in the 90th percentile and low-income students in the 89th, showing effective support for those groups. At the same time, male students and white students rank in the 81st percentile—below the school average—and special education students fell from the 92nd to the 72nd percentile. Families seeking a strong, well-supported school with room to grow in science and more even outcomes across student groups will find Jonathan a solid choice.

541

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,393

Per pupil spending ?

20.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

95.2%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.6% (MMR)

110300 Pioneer Trail West
Chaska, MN 55318-1376

(952) 556-6500

District: Eastern Carver County Public School

Students who attend Jonathan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chaska Middle School East
High:	Chaska High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (63% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

Minnesota avg43%

100^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Eastern Carver County Public School

30^th of 458Eastern Carver County Public School 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
2026	84.1	100 of 869	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	118 of 872	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	81 of 881	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	67 of 845	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	98 of 858	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	98 of 869	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	62 of 870	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	42 of 847	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	84.0	75 of 853	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	74.1	201 of 848	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	142 of 840	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	230 of 826	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	146 of 824	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	335 of 820	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	199 of 814	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	34 of 803	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	64.1	164 of 434	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.2	264 of 781	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	324 of 777	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	131 of 756	82.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	95 of 685	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	121 of 676	82.1%	★★★★☆
2003	80.7	75 of 674	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	80 of 790	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	88 of 799	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	92 of 809	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	79 of 787	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	90 of 799	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	87 of 783	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	54 of 787	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	32 of 774	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	85 of 764	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	134 of 764	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	121 of 793	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	144 of 774	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	122 of 663	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	416 of 683	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	82 of 740	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	98 of 728	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	157 of 807	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	186 of 812	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	82 of 826	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	58 of 799	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	124 of 808	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	112 of 784	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	82 of 798	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	71 of 779	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	93.2	2 of 77	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	68.7	28 of 98	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	161 of 579	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	164 of 562	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	47 of 572	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.7	157 of 500	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	120 of 417	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	84 of 463	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	138 of 710	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	147 of 714	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	145 of 730	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	118 of 712	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	134 of 725	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	74 of 710	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	37 of 722	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	24 of 712	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2023)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading70%+22 vs state

Math66%+21 vs state

Science35%+9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 3, 2012

I have three children, and all have attended Jonathan Elem. It is a school filled with caring knowledgable teachers. My son has an IEP and we work closely with the Special Education Department, which is terrific. The Principal, Mrs. Wittman-Beltz is wonderful as well. She knows us all by name, even with such a large school. She is all business, but with a soft side.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Jonathan Elementary	Public	K-5	110300 Pioneer Trail West	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6500	541	35	15.4	20.0%	419 (77.4%)	26 (4.8%)	49 (9.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	84.1	100^th of 869 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.5	118^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.5%	18	70.5	66.0	73.7				70.1	34.7		34.7	68.2	69.5	60.2				65.8	95.2%	3.6%	$11,393
World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	210	16	13.0	22.9%	173 (82.4%)	10 (4.8%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	47.5	495^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.7	504^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.2%	9	53.3	59.1	48.4	54.2	56.3	50.0	53.3	16.1	35.7	22.2	53.3	45.5	12.9	37.5	43.8	42.9	38.0			$11,894
Kinder Academy	Public	K	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6300	49	5	10.8	14.3%	40 (81.6%)	3 (6.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)																		≥ 98%		$13,271
La Academia	Public	K-5	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6300	443	31	14.2	26.0%	256 (57.8%)	6 (1.4%)	164 (37.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	76.4	187^th of 869 public elementary schools	78.5%		65.5	320^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.3%	133	58.1	59.3	70.6				62.7	26.5		26.5	75.7	62.7	54.4				64.7	88.7%	7%	$11,371
Clover Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	114000 Hundertmark Road	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6900	632	38	16.5	24.4%	427 (67.6%)	68 (10.8%)	68 (10.8%)	27 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	77	180^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.6	170^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.5%	10	59.3	61.0	64.2				61.4	40.0		40.0	67.3	68.9	43.2				60.4	96.8%	1.1%	$11,945
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	670	41	16.4	6.4%	591 (88.2%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.5%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	90	43^rd of 869 public elementary schools	95.1%		85.9	86^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.1%	43	75.0	65.7	82.8				74.2	48.4		48.4	83.1	64.5	66.3				72.1	92.8%	4.5%	$11,408
Bluff Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Coulter Blvd	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6600	462	31	15.0	20.6%	329 (71.2%)	15 (3.2%)	66 (14.3%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	74.9	209^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.9%		81.2	133^rd of 872 public elementary schools	84.7%	76	55.1	60.3	66.7				61.0	27.9		27.9	65.7	69.6	54.0				62.7	95.9%	4.1%	$12,741
Special Services	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5063	152	5	30.4	51.3%	76 (50.0%)	23 (15.1%)	31 (20.4%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)								(n/a)																				$3,431
Aspire Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 295-0401	163	8	19.9	85.9%	1 (0.6%)	162 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	730^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.0%		5.2	837^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.0%	107	27.8	27.8	40.0				32.1	4.8		4.8	54.5	35.3	5.0				27.1
Chanhassen Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 Laredo Drive	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6700	447	34	13.2	18.6%	327 (73.2%)	42 (9.4%)	29 (6.5%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	80.1	148^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.1	92^nd of 872 public elementary schools	89.4%	56	70.0	55.1	71.3				65.4	28.7		28.7	75.0	62.8	71.3				69.6	85.9%	1.6%	$13,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jonathan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jonathan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chaska Middle School East
High : Chaska High School

What district is Jonathan Elementary in?

Eastern Carver County Public School

Is Jonathan Elementary a good school?

Jonathan Elementary ranks 100^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jonathan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Jonathan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jonathan Elementary?

Students at Jonathan Elementary are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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