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Southview Elementary

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Southview Elementary ranks 137 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Southview Elementary is a PK–5 school with 544 students in Waconia, Minnesota, part of the Waconia Public School District, a high-performing district ranked 27th of 458 in the state (94th percentile, 5 stars). Southview ranked 137th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 84th percentile, with 4 stars. That is down from 19th of 848 (98th percentile) in 2015–2016, though results have stabilized at 84th–87th percentile over the last three years. In 2025–2026, 69.6% of students met standards in math, 65.8% in reading, and 27.8% in science, all above state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%.

Within Waconia, Southview sits in the middle. Laketown Elementary ranks at the 94th percentile with 5 stars and outperforms Southview in all three subjects. Bayview Elementary has nearly the same overall rank as Southview (84th percentile, 4 stars) but stronger science (33.3%) and weaker math and reading. Science is Southview's clearest local weakness: 27.8% is 12.4 points below the district's 40.2% and below every nearby traditional public school. Much of this traces to one grade. Southview's 3rd and 4th grade math scores are excellent (79.0% and 81.2%, both above district averages), but 5th grade math drops to 50.0% — 12.4 points below district and 24.7 points below Laketown's 5th grade. Science, tested in 5th grade, follows the same pattern. Among nearby schools, Cologne Academy is the academic outlier (84.7% math, 79.0% reading, 59.0% science), though it is a K–8 charter, so the comparison is not exact.

Encouragingly, Southview's effectiveness ranking for special education students rose from the 61st percentile (3 stars) to the 88th percentile (4 stars) over two years, and its ranking for low-income students rebounded from 40th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–2025 to 76th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026. About 13.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — lower than most nearby schools, though higher than Laketown's 10.0% — and the student–teacher ratio is 15.0, higher than Laketown (13.2) and Bayview (12.1). Overall, Southview is a strong school well above state averages that has recently improved its results for some student groups, with 5th grade performance and science as its main local challenges.

544

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,679

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 4th St W
Waconia, MN 55387-8888

(952) 442-0620

District: Waconia Public School District

Students who attend Southview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waconia Middle School
High:	Waconia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 76th percentile in 2023 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 84th (2026) from a 76th-percentile low (2023)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

137^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Waconia Public School District

27^th of 458Waconia 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	80.9	137 of 869	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	115 of 872	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	141 of 881	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	200 of 845	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	173 of 858	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	196 of 869	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	169 of 870	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	97 of 847	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	40 of 853	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.8	19 of 848	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	77.4	149 of 840	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	63 of 826	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.5	14 of 824	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	24 of 820	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	24 of 814	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	33 of 803	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	28 of 434	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	48 of 781	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	78.5	100 of 777	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.8	152 of 756	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	86 of 790	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	57 of 799	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.0	184 of 809	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	272 of 787	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	255 of 799	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	214 of 783	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	242 of 787	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	140 of 774	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	184 of 764	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	43.2	462 of 764	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	304 of 793	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	444 of 774	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	541 of 740	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.6	140 of 728	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	177 of 807	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	190 of 812	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	112 of 826	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	133 of 799	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	122 of 808	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	170 of 784	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	107 of 798	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	73 of 779	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	67 of 579	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	78 of 562	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	221 of 572	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	189 of 524	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	290 of 500	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	77 of 417	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	66 of 515	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	224 of 463	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	206 of 710	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	191 of 714	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	200 of 730	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	250 of 712	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	219 of 725	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	228 of 710	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	229 of 722	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	141 of 712	80.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math70%+25 vs state

Reading66%+17 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Southview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0620	544	36	15.0	13.6%	485 (89.2%)	9 (1.7%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	80.9	137^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.5	115^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.8%	22	67.5	63.4	67.0				65.8	27.8		27.8	79.0	81.2	50.0				69.6	$11,679
Bayview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	530	43	12.1	16.0%	462 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	81	136^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.9	83^rd of 872 public elementary schools	90.5%	53	52.0	61.5	71.4				62.7	33.3		33.3	78.7	66.7	63.8				68.8	$11,341
Laketown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Airport Road	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	530	40	13.2	10.0%	472 (89.1%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	88.8	52^nd of 869 public elementary schools	94.0%		89.3	50^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	58.0	69.8	79.1				68.8	43.0		43.0	72.7	77.3	74.7				74.9	$11,092
SW Metro St. Boni Level 4	Public	K-6	8801 Wildwood Ave	Saint Bonifacius	55375	Hennepin County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8199	21	5	4.2	61.9%	11 (52.4%)	3 (14.3%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)								(n/a)							31.3										16.7
Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	679	60	11.2	13.1%	474 (69.8%)	13 (1.9%)	29 (4.3%)	132 (19.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	96.8	7^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.2%		96	8^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	72.4	80.8	88.6	76.3	73.7	88.4	79.0	59.5	58.1	59.0	91.4	90.0	82.3	67.1	88.0	88.6	84.7	$12,205
Cologne Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(952) 466-2276	22	6	3.7	50.0%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							60.0										46.7
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	670	41	16.4	6.4%	591 (88.2%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.5%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	90	43^rd of 869 public elementary schools	95.1%		85.9	86^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.1%	43	75.0	65.7	82.8				74.2	48.4		48.4	83.1	64.5	66.3				72.1	$11,408
Clover Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	114000 Hundertmark Road	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6900	632	38	16.5	24.4%	427 (67.6%)	68 (10.8%)	68 (10.8%)	27 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	77	180^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.6	170^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.5%	10	59.3	61.0	64.2				61.4	40.0		40.0	67.3	68.9	43.2				60.4	$11,945
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Paul Ave	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 955-0300	482	31	15.5	30.3%	429 (89.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	77.3	176^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.5	117^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.6%	59	58.8	61.3					60.1				70.1	63.2					66.5	$10,255
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 7th St SW	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 467-7300	413	29	14.2	31.2%	329 (79.7%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	77.7	171^st of 869 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.2	135^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.5%	36	54.4	58.7	64.4				58.9	34.5		34.5	67.6	73.0	57.6				66.3	$10,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Southview Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Southview Elementary?

Students at Southview Elementary are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Southview Elementary in?

Waconia Public School District

What schools do graduates of Southview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waconia Middle School
High : Waconia High School

Is Southview Elementary a good school?

Southview Elementary ranks 137^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Southview Elementary.

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