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Greenvale Park Elementary

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Greenvale Park Elementary ranks 125 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Greenvale Park Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 488 students in Northfield, Minnesota — a Rice County community about 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities — as part of the Northfield Public School District. In the most recent year it ranked 125th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (86th percentile, 4 stars), making it one of the higher-performing campuses in a district that itself ranks 79th of 458 statewide.

Math and reading are the school's headline strengths: 67.2% of students met proficiency in math and 64.3% in reading, versus statewide rates of 44.9% and 48.6%. Reading is the highest of any school in the local comparison set, ahead of same-district peers Spring Creek Elementary (63.3%) and Bridgewater Elementary (62.9%). The improvement story is striking — from a 2-star school at roughly the 31st–40th percentile through 2018–19 to a stable 4-star school in the 76th–86th percentile range for four straight years, a gain of about 46 percentile points. Class sizes are small at 11.7 students per teacher, the lowest of the ten schools compared. Subgroup results are also strong: special education students rank in the 88th percentile, low-income students in the 76th, and Hispanic students in the 91st.

Two areas are worth watching. Science is the one subject where Greenvale trails its own district (34.9% vs. 36.4%) and both in-district peers, and proficiency there has slid from 63.6% in 2022–23 to 34.9% in 2025–26. English Language Learners are the one subgroup below the state median, at the 31st percentile (2 stars) in 2024–25. Within Northfield, the three elementaries are close — Bridgewater (115th) and Spring Creek (138th) — but a 5th-grade math dip (57.8%, against Bridgewater's 66.0% and Spring Creek's 67.1%) is worth a closer look. Nearby out-of-district options such as Farmington Elementary, Randolph Elementary, Riverview Elementary, and Roosevelt Early Learning Center rank well below Greenvale.

488

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,548

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Lincoln Pkwy
Northfield, MN 55057-8888

(507) 645-3500

District: Northfield Public School District

Students who attend Greenvale Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northfield Middle
High:	Northfield Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 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 school62%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg43%

125^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 46 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Northfield Public School District

79^th of 458Northfield 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	82.0	125 of 869	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	209 of 872	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	174 of 881	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	118 of 845	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	291 of 858	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	282 of 869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	525 of 870	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	512 of 847	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.5	586 of 853	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	510 of 848	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	523 of 840	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	421 of 826	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	563 of 824	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	510 of 820	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	538 of 814	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	341 of 803	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	375 of 781	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	194 of 777	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.1	234 of 756	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.8	226 of 685	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.7	316 of 676	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.4	236 of 674	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	127 of 303	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	131 of 276	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.6	251 of 256	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	238 of 239	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	220 of 242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	185 of 790	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	321 of 799	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	298 of 809	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	154 of 787	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	263 of 799	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	233 of 783	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	547 of 787	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	515 of 774	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	23 of 256	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	22 of 238	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	48 of 214	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	23.2	177 of 209	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	117 of 153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	187 of 219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	182 of 764	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	369 of 764	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	319 of 793	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	166 of 774	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	38.4	434 of 663	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	510 of 683	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	612 of 740	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	613 of 728	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	81 of 807	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	93 of 812	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	99 of 826	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	89 of 799	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	304 of 808	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	329 of 784	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	430 of 798	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	452 of 779	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	71 of 579	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.5	216 of 562	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	145 of 572	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	252 of 524	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	311 of 500	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.4	114 of 417	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	279 of 515	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	87 of 710	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	161 of 714	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	104 of 730	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	93 of 712	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	243 of 725	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	117 of 710	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	262 of 722	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	268 of 712	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading64%+16 vs state

Science35%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 24, 2019

Our children have loved the teachers at this school. They are proud of their school and our older children were well prepared for middle school. The school definitely feels like a caring community. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

I can see that the test scores give this school a bad rap - but here's the thing: the staff here is unparalleled in the district. The building might be a bit older than the others, the way the district has chosen to zone the school, may also mean that lots of underserved kids are having some struggles here - but that's not the whole story. Our daughter has been a bit of a high flier - reading well above grade average, and doing well in math as well. The staff here knows EACH KID so well, they care about each child so much and really strive to give each learner what they need to succeed. We have three kids each of whom has attended a different elementary school in the district (two are older) - and if we had it to do all over agin - we would send them all here. It's diverse, loving, full of energy, and a truly beautiful place to be a kid. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	488	41	11.7	33.4%	303 (62.1%)	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	82	125^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.6%		75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%	84	62.2	65.9	65.1		64.3	34.9	34.9	74.5	67.9	57.8		67.2	$16,548
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	445	37	11.8	29.2%	346 (77.8%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	80.8	138^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.2	134^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	63.5	56.1	71.4		63.3	37.1	37.1	63.5	69.5	67.1		66.8	$13,516
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	115^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.8%		83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%	6	65.2	58.5	65.0		62.9	38.5	38.5	72.2	71.3	66.0		69.7	$12,586
Prairie Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	27695 Denmark Ave	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Prairie Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 645-9640	180	15	11.9	17.8%	155 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	71.5	249^th of 869 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.9	219^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.9%	30	63.3	56.7	62.1		60.7	41.4	41.4	66.7	50.0	43.3		53.3	$11,947
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 263-2151	445	33	13.5	17.8%	429 (96.4%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	44	528^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.2%		50.1	474^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.6%	54	43.3	47.1	46.7	45.5	45.6	14.8	14.8	67.8	39.2	34.4	28.8	42.2	$10,241
Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6850	102	8	13.6	23.5%	88 (86.3%)	4 (3.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	75	207^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.2%		66.8	302^nd of 872 public elementary schools	65.4%	95	68.2	57.1	60.0		61.7	30.0	30.0	77.3	57.1	50.0		63.3	$12,869
Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Maple St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 463-9000	493	35	14.0	36.5%	337 (68.4%)	34 (6.9%)	62 (12.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	33.6	616^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.1%		42.8	540^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.1%	76	29.4	30.1	49.3		35.7	20.5	20.5	43.5	38.8	41.7		41.4	$10,470
Great Oaks Academy - Grammar	Public, Charter	K-5	115 Elm St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 615-0499	430	26	16.4	17.7%	372 (86.5%)	15 (3.5%)	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	81.6	129^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.2%		75.2	205^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.5%	76	56.3	51.4	71.9		60.7	33.0	33.0	83.8	73.9	64.8		73.8
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 208th St West	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1600	573	44	12.9	20.2%	439 (76.6%)	25 (4.4%)	53 (9.2%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	42.4	542^nd of 869 public elementary schools	37.6%		52	458^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.5%	84	37.9	47.8	56.5		48.3	18.0	18.0	54.7	36.7	29.8		39.3	$10,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenvale Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Greenvale Park Elementary?

Students at Greenvale Park Elementary are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Greenvale Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Greenvale Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Greenvale Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenvale Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northfield Middle
High : Northfield Senior High

What district is Greenvale Park Elementary in?

Northfield Public School District

Is Greenvale Park Elementary a good school?

Greenvale Park Elementary ranks 125^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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