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Zachary Lane Elementary

Q: Is Zachary Lane Elementary a good school?

Zachary Lane Elementary ranks 241 st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Zachary Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving 403 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Robbinsdale Public School District, which is ranked 317 out of 446 districts in the state.

Zachary Lane Elementary is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Zachary Lane Elementary had 56.37% proficiency in MCA-III Math, compared to 26.14% for the Robbinsdale district and 45.21% for the state. In MCA-III Reading, the school had 62.14% proficiency, compared to 41.19% for the district and 49.59% for the state.

Zachary Lane Elementary outperforms other Robbinsdale district schools in the area, such as Forest Elementary and Meadow Lake Elementary, which rank in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools. However, the FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, another public school in the Robbinsdale district, performs similarly to Zachary Lane Elementary and ranks in the top 35% of Minnesota elementary schools. The school's growing population of students from low-income families, as indicated by the increase in free and reduced lunch rates, is a potential area of focus to maintain its high level of academic achievement.

428

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,585

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4350 Zachary Ln
Plymouth, MN 55442-2899

(763) 504-7300

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Students who attend Zachary Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Plymouth Middle
High:	Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

African American:

20.1%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Robbinsdale Public School District

✓Above the Minnesota median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

241^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District

317^th of 446Robbinsdale 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	72.2	241 of 872	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	238 of 881	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	127 of 845	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	109 of 858	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	206 of 869	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	365 of 870	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	328 of 847	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.0	264 of 853	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.9	162 of 848	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	144 of 840	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.1	105 of 826	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	144 of 824	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	138 of 820	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.1	70 of 814	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	74.8	149 of 803	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	129 of 434	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	133 of 781	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	49 of 777	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	41 of 756	94.6%	★★★★★
2005	80.0	73 of 685	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	88.4	18 of 676	97.3%	★★★★★
2003	88.8	12 of 674	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	101 of 298	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	136 of 310	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	101 of 279	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.9	9 of 282	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	42.0	173 of 283	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	165 of 266	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	259 of 799	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	307 of 809	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	131 of 787	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	184 of 799	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	181 of 783	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	428 of 787	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	351 of 774	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	311 of 764	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	381 of 793	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	362 of 774	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	197 of 663	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	190 of 683	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	441 of 740	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	539 of 728	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	227 of 812	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	173 of 826	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	148 of 799	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	62 of 808	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	236 of 784	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	293 of 798	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	291 of 779	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	303 of 562	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.2	46 of 524	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	37.5	305 of 463	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	114 of 714	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	117 of 730	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	57 of 712	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	60 of 725	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	183 of 710	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	288 of 722	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	210 of 712	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+13 vs state

Math56%+11 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 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
Zachary Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Zachary Ln	Plymouth	55442	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7300	428	29	14.9	39.5%	252 (58.9%)	86 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	72.2	241^st of 872 public elementary schools	72.4%		71.7	238^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.0%	3	57.9	57.7	54.0				56.4	57.1	60.4	68.4				62.1	$17,585
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane	Public, Magnet	K-5	3725 Pilgrim Lane N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-8401	403	25	16.3	40.9%	223 (55.3%)	80 (19.9%)	41 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	66.3	308^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.8	343^rd of 881 public elementary schools	61.1%	35	65.2	55.7	43.5				54.8	64.3	41.9	66.2				58.0	$14,192
Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	849^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	12.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	6.7	14.3	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	6.7	4.8	3.7
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	8301 47th Avenue N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8082	271	22	12.3	50.9%	106 (39.1%)	77 (28.4%)	53 (19.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								(n/a)															$5,668
Sonnesyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3421 Boone Ave N	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	313	26	12.2	74.8%	76 (24.3%)	138 (44.1%)	55 (17.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%		6.5	822^nd of 881 public elementary schools	6.7%	60	26.4	8.1	14.0				17.1	32.1	18.4	38.0				30.5	$13,985
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8808 Medicine Lake Rd	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-4400	733	40	18.2	33.0%	347 (47.3%)	54 (7.4%)	246 (33.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%		49	502^nd of 881 public elementary schools	43.0%	36	49.6	43.2	29.1				41.3	43.0	41.6	57.3				46.7	$11,801
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	464	31	14.9	67.9%	118 (25.4%)	156 (33.6%)	87 (18.8%)	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.3	723^rd of 881 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	20.0	24.2	15.6				20.0	31.3	30.8	42.2				34.7	$14,665
Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	524	30	17.2	48.5%	186 (35.5%)	193 (36.8%)	75 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.0%)	35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%		25	688^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.9%	96	42.5	41.4	26.5	9.3	19.2	11.1	23.3	37.5	44.1	53.6	50.0	43.6	43.4	46.1	$12,254
Meadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8525 62nd Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7700	488	37	13.1	82.8%	46 (9.4%)	269 (55.1%)	80 (16.4%)	38 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.5%)	9.8	794^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.9%		15.9	758^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.0%	36	29.3	10.9	5.0				15.2	32.0	18.2	19.2				23.6	$15,533
Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	359	26	13.8	69.9%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	16 (4.5%)	330 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.1	791^st of 881 public elementary schools	10.2%	20	30.7	33.3	17.7				27.2	24.2	18.3	27.4				23.4	$15,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Zachary Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Zachary Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zachary Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Plymouth Middle
High : Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

What district is Zachary Lane Elementary in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Zachary Lane Elementary?

Students at Zachary Lane Elementary are 59% White, 20% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Zachary Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Zachary Lane Elementary.

Is Zachary Lane Elementary a good school?

Zachary Lane Elementary ranks 241^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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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