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Twin Lakes Elementary

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Twin Lakes Elementary is a large suburban K–5 school serving 704 students in Elk River, Minnesota, as part of the Elk River Public School District (ISD 728). It ranks 61st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 93rd percentile with 5 stars — placing it in roughly the top 7% of elementary schools statewide, and it has earned 5 stars in each of the last seven reported school years.

The school's strongest suit is math: 77.4% of students are proficient, 16.9 points above the district and 32.5 points above the state. Reading proficiency (71.9%) is the highest of any of the ten nearby schools compared. Prairie View Elementary School, also part of the Elk River Public School District, edged just ahead overall in 2025–26 (rank 56 vs. 61), but that is because it serves only grades K–4; comparing the grades both schools share, Twin Lakes is about 5 points ahead in math and 10 points ahead in reading. Meadowvale Elementary and Otsego Elementary post solid results too, while Brookside Elementary in the neighboring Anoka-Hennepin School District is Twin Lakes' closest match on outcomes. Twin Lakes achieves this with the largest class sizes in its peer group (18 students per teacher) and a mid-range low-income population (22.3%), and its low-income students have ranked in the top 3% of the state for three straight years.

A few areas are worth watching. Reading proficiency fell about 7 points in 2025–26 (from 80.4% to 71.9%) while district reading barely moved, so this looks school-specific rather than a statewide shift. Science has declined four straight years to 31.6%, narrowing the school's edge over the state to 6.1 points, though a change in the state exam in 2025–26 likely explains part of that. Fifth grade is the weakest grade internally (63.5% in both math and reading), and special education is the only student group below 4 stars, sliding from the 94th to the 68th percentile. Even so, these are narrow gaps in an otherwise top-decile school.

704

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,229

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

10051 191st Ave NW
Elk River, MN 55330-8888

(763) 274-7242

District: Elk River Public School District

Students who attend Twin Lakes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salk Middle School
High:	Elk River Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

African American:

6.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (69% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 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 school69%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg43%

61^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Elk River Public School District

37^th of 458Elk 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
2026	87.8	61 of 869	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	20 of 872	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	63 of 881	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	45 of 845	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	67 of 858	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	86 of 869	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	80 of 870	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	95 of 847	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	136 of 853	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	247 of 848	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	106 of 840	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	125 of 826	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	161 of 824	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.2	244 of 820	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	60.2	384 of 814	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	160 of 803	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	4 of 315	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	3 of 298	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	63 of 310	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	46 of 790	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	12 of 799	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	72 of 809	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	61 of 787	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	100 of 799	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	94 of 783	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	73 of 787	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	156 of 774	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	25 of 764	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	16 of 764	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	11 of 793	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	45 of 774	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	4 of 663	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	145 of 683	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	43 of 740	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	20 of 728	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	78 of 807	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	19 of 812	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	62 of 826	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	27 of 799	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	38 of 808	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	75 of 784	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	97 of 798	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	56 of 779	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	188 of 579	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.9	33 of 562	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	83 of 572	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	120 of 524	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	231 of 500	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	74 of 417	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	87 of 515	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	37 of 463	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	86 of 710	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.0	33 of 714	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	90 of 730	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	86 of 712	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	94 of 725	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	97 of 710	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	137 of 722	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	159 of 712	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)99th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math77%+33 vs state

Reading72%+23 vs state

Science32%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
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%)	87.8	61^st of 869 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%	41	75.9	75.8	63.5		71.9	31.6	31.6	82.8	84.8	63.5		77.4	$12,229
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
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%)	77.1	178^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.5%		78.7	159^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.8%	19	61.5	57.3	77.1		65.2	37.8	37.8	65.4	59.6	49.4		58.0	$11,152
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	68.9	265^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.5%		71.8	246^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.8%	19	62.4	57.4	57.8		59.3	26.5	26.5	74.2	56.4	41.0		57.8	$12,091
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%)	51.8	441^st of 869 public elementary schools	49.3%		29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%	215	52.6	44.4			48.0	20.0	20.0	57.9	55.6	20.0		45.1
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%)	85.8	88^th of 869 public elementary schools	89.9%		85.1	93^rd of 872 public elementary schools	89.3%	5	66.7	69.0	70.5		68.8	40.4	40.4	76.5	69.0	56.8		67.1	$11,037
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Sherburne 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%)	81.1	135^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.5%		73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%	94	64.9	61.7			63.3			72.8	64.5			68.8	$11,654
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17003 Nowthen Blvd NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5200	779	50	15.4	27.0%	568 (72.9%)	52 (6.7%)	38 (4.9%)	64 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.1%)	86.4	80^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.5	116^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.7%	36	63.0	63.9	71.3		65.8	42.5	42.5	76.3	69.4	68.0		71.3
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne 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%)	88.4	56^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.6%		82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%	70	65.6	65.5			65.6			79.4	78.1			78.8	$10,554
PACT Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 712-4301	673	38	17.7	27.2%	519 (77.1%)	74 (11.0%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.6%)	53.7	416^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.8	346^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.3%	70	37.9	61.1	51.8		50.1	18.6	18.6	59.5	61.6	34.8		52.1	$10,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Twin Lakes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Twin Lakes Elementary?

Students at Twin Lakes Elementary are 81% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Twin Lakes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twin Lakes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salk Middle School
High : Elk River Senior High

What district is Twin Lakes Elementary in?

Elk River Public School District

Is Twin Lakes Elementary a good school?

Yes. Twin Lakes Elementary ranks in the top 7.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Twin Lakes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Twin Lakes Elementary.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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