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Carver Elementary School

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Carver Elementary School ranks 345 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Carver Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 753 students in grades K-5 in Carver, Minnesota. The school is part of the Eastern Carver County Public School District, which is ranked 52 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver Elementary School generally performs above the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate for all grades is projected to be 54.79%, compared to the state average of 45.21%. Similarly, its reading proficiency rate for all grades is projected to be 53.81%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. However, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the past several years, ranging from 195th out of 858 Minnesota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 446th out of 870 in 2018-2019.

Carver Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Eastern Carver County Public School District, such as Victoria Elementary and Jonathan Elementary. These schools also have higher rankings and better test scores than Carver Elementary. Additionally, Carver Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 17.83% in 2021-2022 to 24.87% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average and suggests a relatively affluent student population.

782

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,300

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1717 Ironwood Drive
Carver, MN 55315-8888

(952) 556-1900

District: Eastern Carver County Public School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

10.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 77th percentile in 2021 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 77th-percentile peak (2021) to 60th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Eastern Carver County Public School's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg62%

Minnesota avg47%

345^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

52^nd of 446Eastern 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
2025	62.9	345 of 872	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	335 of 881	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	226 of 845	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	195 of 858	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	197 of 869	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	446 of 870	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	153 of 298	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	171 of 310	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.6	60 of 279	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	45 of 227	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	182 of 283	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	187 of 266	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	96 of 303	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	65 of 256	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	334 of 799	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	335 of 809	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	211 of 787	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	204 of 799	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	215 of 783	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	515 of 787	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	528 of 774	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	160 of 214	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.6	7 of 153	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	39.7	139 of 220	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	584 of 764	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	648 of 793	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	457 of 774	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	385 of 663	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	269 of 683	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	514 of 740	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	502 of 728	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	322 of 812	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	310 of 826	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	240 of 799	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	194 of 808	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	172 of 784	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	287 of 798	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	300 of 779	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	60 of 73	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	93 of 96	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	288 of 562	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	238 of 572	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	155 of 524	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	126 of 500	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	68 of 417	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	286 of 515	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	350 of 463	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	316 of 714	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	279 of 730	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	204 of 712	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	174 of 725	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	159 of 710	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	285 of 722	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	309 of 712	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile-48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math55%+10 vs state

Reading54%+4 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 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
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	1717 Ironwood Drive	Carver	55315	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-1900	782	45	17.5	22.5%	571 (73.0%)	85 (10.9%)	44 (5.6%)	25 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	62.9	345^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.4%		63.3	335^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.0%	10	64.3	51.5	49.3				54.8	55.8	40.4	64.8				53.8	$12,300
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%)	77.6	170^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.5%		75.5	194^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.0%	24	74.8	58.5	57.8				63.5	54.2	60.6	69.5				62.0	$11,945
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)															$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%)	65.5	320^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.3%		61.6	357^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.5%	37	54.7	69.4	39.1				55.0	49.2	65.3	56.9				57.4	$11,371
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%)	46.7	504^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.7	589^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.1%	85	63.3	31.0	16.7	35.3	27.8	52.2	39.0	56.7	41.4	45.8	58.8	38.9	83.3	54.2	$11,894
SWMetro East Union Level 4	Public	K-8	15655 County Road 43	Carver	55315	Carver County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8100	14	5	2.8	42.9%	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)							0.0							18.2
SWMetro East Union Reflections	Public	K-6	15655 County Road 43	Carver	55315	Carver County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8100	4	0			2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)	82.5	118^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.7	81^st of 881 public elementary schools	90.8%	37	70.4	69.0	64.0				68.0	60.2	61.0	73.3				64.4	$11,393
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%)	5.2	837^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.0%		2.2	876^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.6%	39	24.0	13.6	5.3				15.2	16.0	4.6	26.3				15.2
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Elementary School

What district is Carver Elementary School in?

Eastern Carver County Public School

What is the racial makeup of Carver Elementary School?

Students at Carver Elementary School are 73% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Carver Elementary School a good school?

Carver Elementary School ranks 345^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Carver Elementary School.

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