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Island Lake Elementary

Q: Is Island Lake Elementary a good school?

Island Lake Elementary ranks 153 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Island Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Shoreview, Minnesota, serving 730 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 107 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Island Lake Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.94% of Island Lake students were proficient or better in math, compared to 55.82% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students, where Island Lake ranks in the top 25-50 schools in Minnesota. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.7 to 15.6 over the past 3 years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Valentine Hills Elementary and Snail Lake Kindergarten Center, both part of the Mounds View Public School District, Island Lake outperforms them in academic proficiency and school rankings. The nearby AFSA Elementary charter school has much lower academic performance compared to Island Lake, with proficiency rates well below the state average.

741

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,706

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3555 Victoria St N
Shoreview, MN 55126-3813

(651) 621-7000

District: Mounds View Public School District

Students who attend Island Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Middle School
High:	Mounds View Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Asian:

12.7%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg47%

153^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

107^th of 446Mounds View 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	79.8	153 of 872	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	166 of 881	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	146 of 845	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	124 of 858	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	83 of 869	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	85 of 870	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	102 of 847	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	159 of 853	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	110 of 848	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	112 of 840	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	110 of 826	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	142 of 824	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	132 of 820	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	77 of 814	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	77.4	106 of 803	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	77 of 434	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	142 of 781	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	67 of 777	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	80.4	82 of 756	89.2%	★★★★☆
2005	87.2	11 of 685	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	81.9	59 of 676	91.3%	★★★★★
2003	85.2	33 of 674	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	57 of 298	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	24 of 310	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	50 of 282	82.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	39 of 140	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	24 of 88	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	22 of 136	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	19 of 134	85.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	74 of 303	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	65 of 303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	76 of 276	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	15 of 256	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	130 of 799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	245 of 809	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	180 of 787	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	171 of 799	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	83 of 783	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	46 of 787	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	110 of 774	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	71.9	47 of 249	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	471 of 764	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	281 of 793	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	390 of 774	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	445 of 663	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	234 of 683	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	316 of 740	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	351 of 728	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	174 of 812	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	120 of 826	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	141 of 799	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	99 of 808	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	84 of 784	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	129 of 798	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	107 of 779	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	43 of 81	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	51 of 87	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	235 of 562	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	272 of 572	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	158 of 524	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	244 of 500	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	215 of 417	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	107 of 515	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	133 of 714	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	205 of 730	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	146 of 712	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	184 of 725	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	106 of 710	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	129 of 722	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	143 of 712	79.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)81st percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math69%+24 vs state

Reading60%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Our son started going to Island Lake in 2nd grade after doing badly in Wisconsin. The teachers have spent extra time to make him feel welcome and smart. His confidence has grown and he is doing fantastic. Great school and great staff! Close Quote

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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
Island Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	3555 Victoria St N	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7000	741	48	15.4	18.8%	491 (66.3%)	49 (6.6%)	38 (5.1%)	94 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.0%)	79.8	153^rd of 872 public elementary schools	82.5%		77.7	166^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.2%	13	74.2	70.5	61.7				68.9	54.1	53.6	75.0				60.3	$11,706
Mounds View Bridges Program	Public	K-5	3490 Lexington Ave N	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6160	9	0	3.0	33.3%	5 (55.6%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)															$39,690
Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	955 County Road D W	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 482-8624	459	38	12.0	37.5%	237 (51.6%)	68 (14.8%)	56 (12.2%)	57 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	70.1	265^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.6%		74.4	210^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.2%	55	68.3	52.6	33.3	58.2			53.2	59.3	59.0	58.6	69.6			61.4	$15,355
Valentine Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	1770 County Road E2 W	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7800	750	49	15.1	45.2%	397 (52.9%)	131 (17.5%)	98 (13.1%)	35 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (11.7%)	56.4	410^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.0%		61.1	365^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.6%	45	54.5	53.2	48.7				52.1	47.6	47.5	53.5				49.6	$12,396
Snail Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	350 Highway 96 West	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-8000	357	19	19.0	17.4%	241 (67.5%)	19 (5.3%)	15 (4.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.4%)								(n/a)															$13,650
Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	166	15	10.8	10.2%	132 (79.5%)	4 (2.4%)	8 (4.8%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	65.7	318^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.5%		62.6	346^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.7%	28	50.0	72.2	21.1	31.6	56.3	52.9	46.8	60.0	66.7	63.2	84.2	75.0	70.6	69.7
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-6	535 County Road B2 W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 481-9951	411	29	14.1	69.3%	88 (21.4%)	94 (22.9%)	69 (16.8%)	127 (30.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	20	714^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.1%		18.8	730^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.1%	16	48.1	34.4	20.0	16.4			30.9	25.0	21.3	31.2	37.7			28.6	$13,814
Roseville Area Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 County Road B2 W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 635-1600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
AFSA Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2925 Country Drive	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Afsa High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-3910	149	17	8.7	82.6%	70 (47.0%)	23 (15.4%)	20 (13.4%)	14 (9.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	11.2	781^st of 872 public elementary schools	10.4%		18.1	736^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.5%	45	26.3	26.7	11.1	11.1			17.1	10.5	20.0	37.0	29.6			26.1	$17,553
Parkview Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 County Road B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 487-4360	718	56	12.8	34.4%	337 (46.9%)	150 (20.9%)	55 (7.7%)	87 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.4%)	71.1	256^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.6%		65.6	309^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.9%	53	59.0	57.7	49.4	54.9	41.3	47.2	51.5	57.8	47.4	64.7	66.7	60.5	59.8	59.6	$13,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Island Lake Elementary

Is Island Lake Elementary a good school?

Island Lake Elementary ranks 153^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Island Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Island Lake Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Island Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Island Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Middle School
High : Mounds View Senior High

What district is Island Lake Elementary in?

Mounds View Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Island Lake Elementary?

Students at Island Lake Elementary are 66% White, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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