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Afton-Lakeland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Afton-Lakeland Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Lakeland, Minnesota, serving 457 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Afton-Lakeland Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, earning a 5-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 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 76.99%, compared to 58.25% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Afton-Lakeland's performance is particularly strong in specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

While Afton-Lakeland Elementary outperforms most nearby schools, including Lake Elmo Elementary, Andersen Elementary, and Brookview Elementary, it lags behind the exceptional performance of Gate 4/5, a specialized elementary school within the district. When compared to schools outside the district, such as Valley Crossing Elementary and Liberty Ridge Elementary in the South Washington County Schools district, Afton-Lakeland Elementary's performance is still strong, but these schools also demonstrate exceptional academic results.

437

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,376

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Saint Croix Trl S
Lakeland, MN 55043-9304

(651) 351-6500

District: Stillwater Area Public Schools

Students who attend Afton-Lakeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak-Land Middle School
High:	Stillwater Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Asian:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (74% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg60%

Minnesota avg47%

41^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Stillwater Area Public Schools

93^rd of 446Stillwater Area Public Schools 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	90.6	41 of 872	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	94 of 881	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	156 of 845	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	232 of 858	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	390 of 869	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	162 of 870	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	159 of 847	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	172 of 853	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	185 of 848	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	303 of 840	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.0	140 of 826	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	85.1	50 of 824	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.7	45 of 820	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	20 of 814	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	21 of 803	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	81.8	71 of 781	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	74.1	148 of 777	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.5	187 of 756	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	133 of 685	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	56 of 676	91.7%	★★★★★
2003	77.8	98 of 674	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	42 of 799	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	117 of 809	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	167 of 787	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	246 of 799	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	384 of 783	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	166 of 787	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	161 of 774	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	4 of 764	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	129 of 793	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	252 of 774	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	283 of 728	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	39 of 812	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	73 of 826	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	155 of 799	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	209 of 808	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	363 of 784	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	136 of 798	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	166 of 779	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	40 of 562	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	93 of 572	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	170 of 524	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	87 of 500	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	146 of 417	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	46 of 515	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	86 of 463	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	57 of 714	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	158 of 730	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	257 of 712	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	306 of 725	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	506 of 710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	248 of 722	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	218 of 712	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+32 vs state

Reading72%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Teachers who are dedicated to students' overall well-being--academic, emotional and physical. Leadership changes 2015-2016 have been difficult for all to endure but the students at this school have adapted better than the parents! Teachers are devoted to working on teaching the students and not to a test, which as a parent I whole-heartedly support. I love the inclusion of arts at this school! We are proud to be an Afton-Lakeland family. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 18, 2015

steady decline in year over year test scores
class sizes are very large (4 higher than average)
kindergarten and first grade are combined into one class. not good.
Leadership problems.
zero indication of improvement on the horizon.
this school is on a downward spiral Close Quote

Schools Near Afton-Lakeland Elementary

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Afton-Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Saint Croix Trl S	Lakeland	55043	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6500	437	26	16.6	15.8%	369 (84.4%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	90.6	41^st of 872 public elementary schools	95.3%		85	94^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.3%	53	87.5	71.8	68.7		77.0	72.7	63.4	79.1		71.7	$12,376
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	450	26	17.3	11.3%	314 (69.8%)	40 (8.9%)	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	95.9	9^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.9	6^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	86.7	93.3			90.0	71.1	81.1			76.1	$11,771
Andersen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 4th St N	Bayport	55003	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6600	327	19	17.4	18.0%	277 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	53.7	439^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.7%		48.1	515^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.5%	76	57.7	72.0	27.3		51.6	41.5	48.0	54.6		48.1	$13,486
Brookview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11099 Brookview Road	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 275-2500	607	34	17.8	26.2%	332 (54.7%)	111 (18.3%)	38 (6.3%)	68 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.6%)	63	344^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.6%		76.3	180^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.6%	164	58.3	74.3	42.0		58.3	50.0	44.3	59.8		51.4	$12,968
Liberty Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11395 Eagle View Blvd	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5901	801	53	15.0	16.5%	433 (54.1%)	77 (9.6%)	46 (5.7%)	156 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (11.0%)	93.6	25^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.7	33^rd of 881 public elementary schools	96.3%	8	82.7	86.7	82.1		83.9	71.7	64.3	84.8		73.9	$12,428
Lake Elmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11030 Stillwater Blvd N	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6700	697	48	14.4	23.0%	417 (59.8%)	39 (5.6%)	144 (20.7%)	44 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.0%)	69.7	273^rd of 872 public elementary schools	68.7%		64	322^nd of 881 public elementary schools	63.5%	49	63.2	60.0	54.0		59.6	58.5	47.3	68.0		56.7	$14,731
Valley Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Park Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7501	734	42	17.5	12.5%	399 (54.4%)	64 (8.7%)	47 (6.4%)	150 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.9%)	93	28^th of 872 public elementary schools	96.8%		92.8	20^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.7%	8	82.9	78.2	78.4		79.9	69.9	69.2	83.8		74.5	$11,318
Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	64	1	64.0	4.7%	52 (81.3%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	6 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	99.3	2^nd of 872 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.3	2^nd of 881 public elementary schools	99.8%			100.0	90.9		95.0		96.3	100.0		98.3	$3,320
A/O Program	Public	PK, KG-1	1111 South Holcombe St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 964-1274	5	2	2.9		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pankalo Education Center	Public	K-8	8568 Eagle Point Blvd	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-6300	88	24	3.6	64.8%	37 (42.0%)	32 (36.4%)	5 (5.7%)	3 (3.4%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	18.1	726^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.7%		5.2	838^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.9%	112			31.3	0.0	13.5	10.0		29.4	8.3	14.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Afton-Lakeland Elementary

What district is Afton-Lakeland Elementary in?

Stillwater Area Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Afton-Lakeland Elementary?

Students at Afton-Lakeland Elementary are 84% White, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Afton-Lakeland Elementary a good school?

Yes! Afton-Lakeland Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 41^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Afton-Lakeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Afton-Lakeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak-Land Middle School
High : Stillwater Area High School

How many students attend Afton-Lakeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Afton-Lakeland Elementary.

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