Eagle Lake Elementary, Eagle Lake MN

Original Research by School Decision on Eagle Lake Elementary

Eagle Lake Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Mankato Public School District. Located in the small, family-oriented city of Eagle Lake, the school sits in a community that has experienced rapid growth in recent years, with residents commuting to nearby Mankato, St. Peter, and Owatonna for work. The town’s compact layout means the school is integrated into the residential fabric rather than isolated on a distant campus, and the community anchors its social life around events like Tator Days and Music on Parkway.

The student body is small for an elementary school serving this grade band, and the demographic profile is predominantly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which gives the school a moderate level of economic diversity for its setting. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the source materials, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about its special education and language support services.

Academically, Eagle Lake Elementary shows a split story depending on the subject and grade level. In math, the school performs at a high level across the tested grades of three through five, with proficiency rates that are strong, particularly in fourth and fifth grade. In reading, the picture is more uneven. Third-grade reading proficiency is where the school sees its greatest challenge, with a rate well below what the other grades show. By fourth grade, reading proficiency rises to a solid level, and by fifth grade it reaches a strong result. Fifth-grade science proficiency is lower than both the math and reading results for that grade, and parents should note that the science assessment underwent a change in both name and cut scores that year, making direct comparisons to prior years unreliable. The school’s overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places it well above the midpoint among the small set of comparable elementary schools within Blue Earth County.

Because the school only serves kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, nor are there high school course offerings, AP, dual-credit, or career pathway programs. This is a straightforward elementary setting where the focus is on building foundational literacy and numeracy. The school’s academic strengths are concentrated in mathematics, where it is clearly a top performer in its county context, and in upper-grade reading. The third-grade reading soft spot and the lower science proficiency are areas a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand what interventions or supports are in place.

The housing market in Eagle Lake reflects the broader regional pattern, with home values roughly in line with the state benchmark. The community’s rapid population growth and rising property values suggest a place that is attracting families, though residents have publicly voiced concerns about managing that growth effectively, maintaining water quality, and keeping local retail options viable. These are community-level dynamics rather than school-specific factors, but they shape the context families experience day to day.

The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, boundary adjustments, or curriculum shifts, so there is nothing to report on that front beyond the baseline that Eagle Lake Elementary is part of the Mankato district. For a family considering this school, the key takeaway is that it delivers strong math instruction, has uneven reading results that improve markedly after third grade, and serves a growing, commuter-oriented community where the school is a neighborhood fixture. A parent concerned about early literacy development may want to inquire specifically about how the school supports third-grade readers who are not yet meeting benchmarks.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 492%

School 92% · District 70% · ▲ 22 pts above district

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

Grade 588%

School 88% · District 62% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 55% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 56% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 65% · ▲ 14 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 24% · ▲ 14 pts above district

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

This schoolMANKATO 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-income27%Higher-income50%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income66%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income69%Higher-income85%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income74%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income86%Higher-income95%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income75%Higher-income96%21 pp gap