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Dover-Eyota Elementary

Q: Is Dover-Eyota Elementary a good school?

Dover-Eyota Elementary ranks 257 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Dover-Eyota Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 509 students in Eyota, a small community in southeastern Minnesota near Rochester, and it is part of the Dover-Eyota Public School District, which ranks 39th of 458 districts statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars).

Overall, the school ranked 257th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 70th percentile, 4 stars — down from the 91st percentile in 2022–2023. Reported proficiency was 60.6% in math, 59.1% in reading, and 23.7% in science. Math and reading are real strengths, running 15.7 and 10.5 points above state averages and above district averages as well. Science is the clearest weakness: 23.7%, below the state's 25.5% and well below the district's 31.9%. Strength narrows in the upper grades, where 5th-grade math is 43.0%, only 1.1 points above the state's 41.9%, while reading stays steady in the high 50s to low 60s across grades 3–5.

Among nearby schools, Dover-Eyota Elementary places 4th, behind Jefferson Elementary School (89th percentile), Chatfield Elementary School (88th) and Lincoln K-8 School (86th), and ahead of St. Charles Elementary School, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-5, and most schools in the Rochester Public School District. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 21.02% is comparatively low, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.8 matches nearby rural peers. Science is harder to explain by economics alone: Jefferson serves a higher free/reduced lunch share (32.54%) yet scores 37.8% in science. Subgroup results are uneven — 77th percentile for female students, 63rd for low-SES students, and 25th for special education students, down from 73rd in 2023–2024. Some data is suppressed or missing across years, so treat historical comparisons with caution.

509

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,416

Per pupil spending ?

21.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

87.9%

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

Exemptions: 10.6% (MMR)

27 Knowledge Rd SW
Eyota, MN 55934-2915

(507) 545-2632

District: Dover-Eyota Public School District

Students who attend Dover-Eyota Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dover-Eyota Middle School
High:	Dover-Eyota High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (54% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

257^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 458Dover-Eyota 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
2026	69.7	257 of 869	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	220 of 872	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	223 of 881	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	75 of 845	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	158 of 858	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	145 of 869	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	122 of 870	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	94 of 847	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	74 of 853	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	85.9	48 of 848	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	75 of 840	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	81.0	94 of 826	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	215 of 824	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	128 of 820	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	103 of 814	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	65.3	313 of 803	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	186 of 434	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	290 of 781	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	374 of 777	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.8	285 of 756	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.0	125 of 685	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.9	164 of 676	75.7%	★★★★☆
2003	83.5	50 of 674	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	181 of 790	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	217 of 799	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	133 of 809	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	71 of 787	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	107 of 799	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	167 of 783	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	96 of 787	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	57 of 774	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	280 of 764	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	235 of 764	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	212 of 793	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	72 of 774	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	79 of 663	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	14 of 683	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	80 of 740	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	18 of 728	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	339 of 807	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.5	218 of 812	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	303 of 826	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.8	85 of 799	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	215 of 808	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	125 of 784	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	121 of 798	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	154 of 779	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	433 of 579	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.2	154 of 572	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	159 of 500	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	54 of 417	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	93 of 515	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	336 of 710	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	326 of 714	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	325 of 730	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	125 of 712	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	215 of 725	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	186 of 710	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	205 of 722	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	179 of 712	74.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math61%+16 vs state

Reading59%+10 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, August 2, 2012

There are a LOT of students and a great deal of stress on the teachers to keep up with large class sizes. Kindergarten classes are moved from room to room throughout the day which can cause a lot of confusion for a child trying to adjust to school for the first time. Children have a tendancy to get less interaction with their teachers and can struggle and be left behind when they don't get the opportunity to have a more in depth relationship with the teacher. It is not a bad school, just a very full and I feel overcrowded school with a lack of the chance for teachers to really know their students needs. Close Quote

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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
Dover-Eyota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Knowledge Rd SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 545-2632	509	37	13.8	21.0%	468 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	69.7	257^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.8	220^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.8%	37	59.6	61.0	57.0				59.1	23.7		23.7	74.5	64.9	43.0				60.6	87.9%	10.6%	$9,416
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	925 Church Ave	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 932-4910	457	33	13.7	28.9%	384 (84.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	63.8	307^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.8	269^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.2%	38	50.0	61.5	54.1	65.7			57.8	21.2		21.2	72.6	64.6	30.6	44.3			51.1	95.8%	1.4%	$10,229
Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11555 Hillside Dr SE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 867-4521	469	34	13.8	26.7%	446 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	84	103^rd of 869 public elementary schools	88.1%		82.1	124^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.8%	21	72.4	70.8	58.5	68.1			67.4	27.7		27.7	84.7	80.6	56.9	56.2			69.1	88.9%	11.1%	$10,134
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	265	0	15.1	36.6%	146 (55.1%)	46 (17.4%)	44 (16.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	49.1	476^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.2%		58.5	388^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.5%	88	38.6	43.6	36.6				39.5	22.0		22.0	61.4	69.2	39.0				56.5	94.1%	5.9%	$12,148
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0	15.1	45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	22.4	710^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	707^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.9%	3	31.0	32.2	25.3				29.2	16.2		16.2	38.6	40.7	22.7				33.0	92.6%	5.6%	$11,782
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-5	Public	4-5	210 2nd St SW	Elgin	55932	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 876-2213	315	20	15.9	34.6%	275 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62.2	319^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.1	300^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.6%	19		41.1	66.3				53.7	31.6		31.6		45.3	56.8				51.1			$8,397
MNSync Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	2130 College View Road East	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	68	0	11.1	61.8%	25 (36.8%)	21 (30.9%)	9 (13.2%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)							23.5										26.3
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	600	0	12.2	48.8%	270 (45.0%)	87 (14.5%)	124 (20.7%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.5%)	28.5	656^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.3	644^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.1%	12	39.1	29.0	34.1				33.8	12.5		12.5	54.5	43.0	21.3				39.7	88%	9.8%	$15,056
Lincoln K-8 School	Public	K-8	1122 8th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3550	506	0	17.6	17.0%	333 (65.8%)	46 (9.1%)	25 (4.9%)	55 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	81.9	126^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.5%		74.6	212^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.7%	86	58.6	63.3	65.0	52.2	51.1	77.3	61.3	41.7	34.1	38.5	73.7	75.0	63.8	52.2	40.4	62.8	62.4	≥ 98%	0%	$11,594
Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 5th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3700	509	0	10.1	59.7%	172 (33.8%)	78 (15.3%)	170 (33.4%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	23.9	691^st of 869 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.8	708^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.8%	17	28.4	18.8	41.1	55.6			30.2	11.4		11.4	42.0	32.6	24.7	66.7			35.6	93.3%	3.4%	$17,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover-Eyota Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dover-Eyota Elementary?

Students at Dover-Eyota Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Dover-Eyota Elementary in?

Dover-Eyota Public School District

Is Dover-Eyota Elementary a good school?

Dover-Eyota Elementary ranks 257^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dover-Eyota Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover-Eyota Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dover-Eyota Middle School
High : Dover-Eyota High School

How many students attend Dover-Eyota Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Dover-Eyota Elementary.

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