Summary:
ZIP code 55121 in Eagan, Minnesota, is home to just one elementary school: Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School, which serves students in grades PK–4 and enrolls 387 children in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district.
Math is the clearest reason to take notice of Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School. In 2025–2026, 60.1% of students were proficient in math across all grades, which is 15.2 percentage points above both the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district and the state average of 44.9%. Fourth-grade math reached 64.6%, beating the district by 3.9 points and the state by 9.4 points. That math strength fits the school's STEM magnet focus, and it stands out even more because math proficiency here is 10.1 points higher than reading, the opposite of the pattern seen in the district and state.
Reading results are more uneven but improving. All-grades reading came in at 50.0%, essentially level with the district's 50.5% and slightly above the state's 48.6% — a big shift from the prior year, when reading trailed the district by 5.74 points. Fourth-grade reading (56.3%) is above both district and state, while third-grade reading (42.9%) is the school's weakest result, sitting 5.4 points below the district and 3.9 points below the state. Overall, the school has climbed steadily, moving from 528th of 881 schools and 2 stars in 2023–2024 to 322nd of 869 schools and 3 stars in 2025–2026, rising from the 40th to the 63rd percentile. With a 54.78% free/reduced-lunch rate and a 12:1 student/teacher ratio, the school combines meaningful socioeconomic need with above-average outcomes. The main area to watch is third-grade reading.
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