Summary
Clover Ridge Elementary is a K–5 public school in Chaska, Minnesota, serving 632 students in the Eastern Carver County Public School district. It is a solid 4-star school: in 2025–2026 it ranked 180th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, at the 79th percentile, while the district ranked 30th of 458 districts statewide. Enrollment is larger than most same-district nearby elementaries, the free/reduced lunch rate was 24.37% in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.5, up from 14.8 in 2022–2023.
In 2025–2026, the school scored 60.4% proficient in math, 61.4% in reading, and 40.0% in science—above Minnesota’s 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. It was slightly below the district in math and reading but far above it in science (40.0% vs. 29.9%). Among same-district K–5 peers, Victoria Elementary scored higher in all three subjects, and Jonathan Elementary was also ahead in math and reading. The school had the lowest math proficiency among these same-district peers, but the second-highest science proficiency, behind only Victoria. It also outperformed nearby Sweeney Elementary, World Learner Charter School, and Aspire Academy Elementary across the board.
Grade-level results show a clear split. Fourth-grade math (68.9%) and reading (61.0%) were above district averages, and fifth-grade science (40.0%) was well above the district’s 35.1% and the state’s 25.9%. The main concern is fifth-grade math: 43.2%, far below the district’s 57.9% and below every same-district K–5 peer, though just above the state’s 41.9%. Reading has been steady at about 60–62% over recent years; math has declined from 64.8% and 63.5% in the prior two years; science has been volatile (49.6%, 55.0%, 30.5%, then 40.0%). Low-income students’ relative effectiveness improved to the 66th percentile, while results for male students, special education students, and English Language Learners are less consistently high. Overall, Clover Ridge Elementary is an above-state, 4-star school with an unusual science strength; the areas to watch are fifth-grade math and the math/reading gap with the district’s top schools.
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