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Laketown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Laketown Elementary in Waconia, MN, is a PK–5 school with 530 students in the Waconia Public School District. It is one of Minnesota’s top-ranked elementary schools: 52nd of 869 in 2025–2026, 94th percentile, 5 stars, and it has been a 5-star school every year since 2020–2021. All-grade proficiency is strong: math 74.9%, reading 68.8%, and science 43.0%, well above district and state averages. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 10%, and its student-teacher ratio has improved to 13.2.

Compared with same-district peers, Laketown clearly leads Bayview Elementary and Southview Elementary. Bayview and Southview are both around the 84th percentile, while Laketown is at the 94th. Laketown outperforms both in all-grade math, reading, and science; its science score is 9.7 points above Bayview and 15.2 points above Southview. The 5th-grade results are a major strength: math 74.7% versus the district’s 62.4%, reading 79.1% versus 72.2%, and science 43.0% versus 34.4%. The main watch point is 3rd grade, where 2025–2026 math was 72.7%, below the district’s 76.6% and below both peers, and reading was 58.0%, slightly below the district and below Southview but above Bayview. This may be cohort-specific, but it is worth monitoring.

Laketown’s subgroup effectiveness is very strong: special education students rank 23rd of 579 schools, in the top 4% statewide, and low-socioeconomic-status students rank 50th of 764, in the top 7%. Female-student effectiveness is also top 3%, while male-student effectiveness dipped to the 84th percentile from 93rd but remains strong. Among nearby schools, Cologne Academy is the standout — rank 7 of 869, 99th percentile — while Victoria Elementary is mixed-comparable, ahead in reading and science but behind in math, and Jonathan Elementary is strong but lower in math and science. Overall, Laketown is a high-performing, 5-star school with strong all-grade proficiency, especially in 5th grade, and notable effectiveness for special education and low-SES students. Watch items include the 3rd-grade cohort, a multi-year math decline from an elite starting point, science volatility, and the recent male-student rank dip. Poverty remains low, though it has edged up, and staffing has improved.

530

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,092

Per pupil spending ?

10.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

960 Airport Road
Waconia, MN 55387-8888

(952) 442-0690

District: Waconia Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2019 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

52^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	88.8	52 of 869	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	50 of 872	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	69 of 881	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	49 of 845	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	65 of 858	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	56 of 869	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	110 of 870	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	23 of 790	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	43 of 799	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	43 of 809	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	38 of 787	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	49 of 799	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	42 of 783	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	114 of 787	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	50 of 774	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	50 of 764	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	35 of 764	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	36 of 774	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	2 of 728	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	126 of 807	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	57 of 812	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	91 of 826	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	61 of 799	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	98 of 808	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	77 of 784	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	103 of 798	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	150 of 779	80.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	23 of 579	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	16 of 562	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	24 of 572	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	48 of 524	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	25 of 500	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	38 of 417	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	26 of 515	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	34 of 463	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	90 of 710	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	86 of 714	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	119 of 730	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	91 of 712	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	114 of 725	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	78 of 710	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	189 of 722	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	149 of 712	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math75%+30 vs state

Reading69%+20 vs state

Science43%+17 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jonathan Elementary	Public	K-5	110300 Pioneer Trail West	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6500	541	35	15.4	20.0%	419 (77.4%)	26 (4.8%)	49 (9.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	84.1	100^th of 869 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.5	118^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.5%	18	70.5	66.0	73.7				70.1	34.7		34.7	68.2	69.5	60.2				65.8	$11,393
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	1717 Ironwood Drive	Carver	55315	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-1900	782	45	17.5	22.5%	571 (73.0%)	85 (10.9%)	44 (5.6%)	25 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	74.3	214^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.4%		62.9	345^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.4%	131	60.0	55.1	55.0				56.8	35.7		35.7	67.6	64.7	57.4				63.4	$12,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Laketown Elementary

What district is Laketown Elementary in?

Waconia Public School District

Is Laketown Elementary a good school?

Yes. Laketown Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Laketown Elementary?

Students at Laketown Elementary are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Laketown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Laketown Elementary.

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