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North Trail Elementary

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North Trail Elementary ranks 528 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

North Trail Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, Minnesota, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Farmington Public School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years, there are several key insights that provide important context about its performance and student population.

Academically, North Trail Elementary's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Math was 46.5%, compared to 45.21% for the state and 40.27% for the Farmington district. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Math, where the proficiency rate was only 29.2%, compared to 42.94% for the state and 36.5% for the district. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds compared to nearby schools, such as Cherry View Elementary and East Lake Elementary, which serve similar student populations but are achieving significantly higher proficiency rates.

Despite these challenges, North Trail Elementary's data also reveals that the school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 32.84% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Farmington districts, which generally have lower percentages of students from low-income families. Understanding the unique needs of these student populations and implementing targeted interventions and support programs could be key to improving educational outcomes at North Trail Elementary.

612

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,358

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5580 170th St W
Farmington, MN 55024-8827

(651) 460-1800

District: Farmington Public School District

Students who attend North Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Levi P. Dodge Middle School
High:	Farmington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

African American:

20.9%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

528^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 47 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Farmington Public School District

246^th of 446Farmington 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	44.1	528 of 872	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	565 of 881	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	506 of 845	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	368 of 858	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	276 of 869	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	168 of 870	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	157 of 847	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	68 of 853	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	77.6	154 of 848	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	110 of 840	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	101 of 826	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	259 of 824	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.1	139 of 820	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	229 of 814	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	150 of 803	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	112 of 434	74.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	108 of 781	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	146 of 777	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	102 of 756	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	79.7	77 of 685	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.5	109 of 676	83.9%	★★★★☆
2003	71.5	160 of 674	76.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	67 of 298	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	98 of 310	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	21 of 282	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	2 of 227	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	52.7	67 of 136	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	53 of 134	60.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	114 of 303	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	171 of 303	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	78 of 276	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	35 of 256	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	465 of 799	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	561 of 809	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	443 of 787	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	385 of 799	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	207 of 783	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	192 of 787	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	214 of 774	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	158 of 238	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	124 of 214	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	103 of 209	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	482 of 764	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	552 of 793	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	497 of 774	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	297 of 663	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	347 of 683	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	341 of 740	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	213 of 728	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	543 of 812	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	493 of 826	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	512 of 799	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	343 of 808	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	330 of 784	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	162 of 798	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	122 of 779	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	74.6	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	8 of 98	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	211 of 562	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	277 of 572	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	304 of 524	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	306 of 500	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	149 of 417	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	67 of 515	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	101 of 463	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	512 of 714	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	540 of 730	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	464 of 712	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	315 of 725	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	239 of 710	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	162 of 722	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	225 of 712	68.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)78th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Asian (2019)51st percentile-30 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math47%~ state avg

Reading43%-7 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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
North Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 170th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1800	612	40	15.2	31.5%	329 (53.8%)	128 (20.9%)	89 (14.5%)	34 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	44.1	528^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.4%		42.3	565^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.9%	37	58.6	53.9	29.2	46.5	37.4	48.0	42.5	42.7	$11,358
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4715 162nd Street	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7782	844	53	15.8	17.7%	536 (63.5%)	80 (9.5%)	69 (8.2%)	84 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.4%)	82.8	111^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.3%		82.1	122^nd of 881 public elementary schools	86.2%	11	73.8	80.5	46.6	66.7	65.2	62.5	73.3	67.1	$10,749
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	6795 Gerdine Path	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8350	674	50	13.5	40.1%	370 (54.9%)	124 (18.4%)	75 (11.1%)	25 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (11.0%)	55	421^st of 872 public elementary schools	51.7%		58	407^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.8%	14	60.2	56.8	39.8	51.8	47.6	42.4	55.5	48.5	$12,472
Akin Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5231 195th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1700	479	32	14.9	30.3%	295 (61.6%)	49 (10.2%)	73 (15.2%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	39.6	574^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.2%		42	568^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.5%	6	36.0	51.3	33.8	40.5	25.0	39.5	66.7	43.3	$10,853
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 Whitney Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8360	722	55	13.0	42.8%	221 (30.6%)	183 (25.3%)	115 (15.9%)	112 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.3%)	63.3	342^nd of 872 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.8	284^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.8%	58	56.0	60.3	40.2	51.9	53.6	50.0	65.4	56.6	$13,261
Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 195th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-3100	600	49	12.1	32.2%	359 (59.8%)	41 (6.8%)	129 (21.5%)	41 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	48.1	494^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.3%		61.3	364^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.7%	130	54.0	47.7	39.8	47.2	43.6	38.7	57.1	46.2	$11,904
196Online Elementary	Public	K-5	3455 153rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7915	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
FIT Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	264	23	11.7	42.4%	144 (54.5%)	70 (26.5%)	26 (9.8%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	41.4	559^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.9%		35.8	608^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.0%	49	54.1	53.3	15.0	41.0	43.2	40.0	50.0	44.3	$15,346
Diamond Path Elementary School Of International Studies	Public, Magnet	K-5	14455 Diamond Path	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 423-7695	686	47	14.5	30.5%	374 (54.5%)	78 (11.4%)	92 (13.4%)	61 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.4%)	74	216^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.2%		79.4	149^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.1%	67	59.5	62.0	53.7	58.1	56.4	58.5	70.9	62.6	$12,150
Cherry View Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3200	599	42	14.1	20.2%	328 (54.8%)	85 (14.2%)	37 (6.2%)	89 (14.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	85.8	87^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.0%		85.5	84^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.5%	3	77.5	74.3	60.4	70.7	68.6	59.4	73.3	67.1	$11,835

Frequently Asked Questions about North Trail Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Trail Elementary?

Students at North Trail Elementary are 54% White, 21% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Levi P. Dodge Middle School
High : Farmington High School

What district is North Trail Elementary in?

Farmington Public School District

How many students attend North Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended North Trail Elementary.

Is North Trail Elementary a good school?

North Trail Elementary ranks 528^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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