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Otsego Elementary

Q: Is Otsego Elementary a good school?

Otsego Elementary ranks 229 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Otsego Elementary is a public elementary school serving 549 students in grades K-4 in the highly-rated Elk River Public School District in Otsego, Minnesota. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on academic assessments, particularly in math, where 67.46% of Otsego students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year compared to 60.89% for the district and 45.21% statewide.

Otsego Elementary's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, ranking in the top half of Minnesota elementary schools for male and female students, as well as for students with special needs and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This consistent high performance has earned the school 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby Meadowvale Elementary, Hassan Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, Otsego Elementary's academic outcomes are notably stronger, particularly in math.

Another interesting finding is that Otsego Elementary serves a more economically diverse student population, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (22.04% in 2023-2024) compared to some nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary (48.18%) and Three Rivers Montessori School (38.38%). This suggests Otsego Elementary is able to provide a high-quality education to students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.

536

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,654

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8125 NE River Rd
Otsego, MN 55330-6671

(763) 241-3494

District: Elk River Public School District

Students who attend Otsego Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Middle School
High:	Rogers Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

6.5%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (61% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2019) to 74th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Elk River Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

229^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Elk River Public School District

33^rd of 446Elk River 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
2025	73.0	229 of 872	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	218 of 881	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	201 of 845	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	155 of 858	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	132 of 869	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	99 of 870	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	162 of 847	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	288 of 853	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	287 of 848	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	394 of 840	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	430 of 826	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.7	496 of 824	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	502 of 820	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	579 of 814	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.1	595 of 803	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	561 of 781	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	604 of 777	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.6	502 of 756	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.9	235 of 685	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.7	293 of 676	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	74.9	129 of 674	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	260 of 799	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	138 of 809	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	160 of 787	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	153 of 799	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	105 of 783	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	80 of 787	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	122 of 774	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	91.2	7 of 220	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	143 of 764	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	49 of 793	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	101 of 774	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	11 of 663	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	112 of 683	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	36 of 740	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	78 of 728	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	193 of 812	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	291 of 826	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	250 of 799	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	157 of 808	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	158 of 784	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	125 of 798	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	217 of 779	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	118 of 562	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	278 of 572	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	350 of 524	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	237 of 500	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	76 of 417	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	203 of 515	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	194 of 463	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	355 of 714	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	366 of 730	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	248 of 712	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	214 of 725	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	163 of 710	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	136 of 722	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	236 of 712	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)97th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading54%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Otsego Elementary

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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
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	536	32	16.8	21.5%	408 (76.1%)	33 (6.2%)	35 (6.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%		74	218^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.3%	11	66.4	68.7		67.5	51.8	55.6		53.6	$11,654
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%		17	747^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.2%	91	50.0		0.0	31.3	40.9		9.1	31.3
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	513	30	16.9	28.3%	430 (83.8%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.7	159^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.8%		76.5	176^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.0%	17	68.0	61.9	62.9	64.4	51.6	64.3	75.3	63.7	$11,152
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	554	33	16.5	45.7%	350 (63.2%)	56 (10.1%)	68 (12.3%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	71.8	246^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.8%		61.6	358^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.4%	112	73.4	61.0	53.5	63.0	68.1	36.6	66.7	57.8	$12,091
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	755	45	16.8	19.5%	488 (64.6%)	141 (18.7%)	27 (3.6%)	47 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	119^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.5%	7	80.4	66.7		73.2	56.6	63.5		60.2	$10,554
Elk River District Shared Time Prog	Public	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$2,295
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	554	32	17.2	16.2%	466 (84.1%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	85.1	93^rd of 872 public elementary schools	89.3%		81.8	125^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.8%	32	84.2	75.7	44.2	69.3	71.3	67.0	71.3	69.8	$11,037
Big Woods Elementary	Public	1-4	13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-8025	656	39	16.9	18.0%	508 (77.4%)	39 (5.9%)	32 (4.9%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.4%)	80.8	140^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.7	95^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.2%	45	69.1	72.5		70.9	57.4	62.4		60.0	$9,739
Hassan Elementary	Public	K-4	14055 Orchid Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7230	669	39	17.2	17.8%	486 (72.6%)	71 (10.6%)	26 (3.9%)	35 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (7.0%)	88.1	62^nd of 872 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.1	55^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.8%	7	78.1	78.7		78.4	66.4	62.9		64.6	$10,464
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%		87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%	43	87.1	81.0	68.6	78.5	75.8	77.6	83.2	79.1	$12,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Otsego Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Otsego Elementary?

Students at Otsego Elementary are 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Otsego Elementary a good school?

Otsego Elementary ranks 229^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Otsego Elementary in?

Elk River Public School District

What schools do graduates of Otsego Elementary attend?

Students who attend Otsego Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers Middle School
High : Rogers Senior High

How many students attend Otsego Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Otsego Elementary.

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