Eden Lake Elementary, Eden Prairie MN

Original Research by School Decision on Eden Lake Elementary

Eden Lake Elementary is one of the six elementary schools in the Eden Prairie Public School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the south-central part of the city. Eden Prairie itself is a second-ring suburb of Minneapolis, a community with a strong employment base anchored by major employers like Optum, C.H. Robinson, and Starkey Labs. The city has a reputation for planning and amenities, including an extensive network of parks and multi-use trails, though it is a car-oriented environment without a traditional downtown core. Housing in the area is priced around the state benchmark, and the local economy shows healthy income levels relative to the nation.

The school enrolls a mid-sized elementary student body. Its racial and ethnic composition reflects the broader suburb's diversity, with a majority of students identifying as white and substantial shares identifying as Black or Asian. Around one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that positions the school as economically mixed within a generally affluent city. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports those groups.

Academically, Eden Lake Elementary performs well above the typical elementary school in the district's county. On the statewide Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, the school’s overall proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile when compared to other schools in Hennepin County. Looking at grade-level results, performance on reading assessments is a clear strength, with proficiency rates that climb in each successive grade and reach a notably high level by fifth grade. Mathematics results are generally solid in the lower grades, but fifth-grade math dips into a range where roughly half of students meet the state standard, a drop-off that could reflect the transition to more complex material. Science results for fifth graders show that just under half of students are proficient, a figure that may warrant a conversation with the school about how the curriculum prepares students for that assessment.

Because the district serves only elementary through high school, there is no graduation rate or secondary-level data to report for this school. The district, however, is currently in the middle of a facilities planning process. A Long-Term Facilities Master Plan draft, based on community input, recommends considering the consolidation or closure of one to two elementary schools due to declining enrollment. This process is ongoing and carries consequences for attendance boundaries and school assignments in the coming years. A family moving to Eden Prairie should be aware that the elementary school their child starts at may not be the one they attend for the full K-5 span.

Eden Lake Elementary offers consistently strong early reading instruction, particularly as students move through the primary grades, and its overall academic performance is among the higher-rated elementary schools in the county. The challenge is the uncertain district-level picture: a potential school closure and boundary changes mean that the stability of the school assignment is an open question. For a family that values a high-performing suburban school with a diverse student body and is comfortable navigating a district in transition, this school is a solid option. For those looking for a sure thing on attendance boundaries over the next several years, a close look at the district's timeline for the facilities plan is essential.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 75% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 73% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 61% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 63% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 66% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 43%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolEDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income58%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income78%47 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income91%45 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income87%42 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income76%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income88%57 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income65%41 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income67%33 pp gap