Eagle Point Elementary, Oakdale MN

Original Research by School Decision on Eagle Point Elementary

Eagle Point Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Oakdale, a suburban city on the eastern edge of the Twin Cities metro, immediately east of Saint Paul. It is part of the North St. Paul–Maplewood–Oakdale school district, a multi-city district that draws students from a mix of postwar residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Oakdale itself is car-oriented, bounded by interstates and state highways, with parks and nature preserves providing the main pedestrian spaces. The city is growing, with new housing development and an incoming bus rapid transit line expected to spur further change.

Academically, Eagle Point Elementary posts overall proficiency results that place it in the top quartile relative to districts in Washington County. This is a clear strength. In math, across grades three, four, and five, the share of students meeting state standards hovers in the low to mid sixties. In reading, the pattern is more variable: third graders show a little over half proficient, fourth graders just under half, and fifth graders climb to around two-thirds. That fifth-grade reading result is notably strong. Science, tested only in fifth grade, is a weaker spot, with about a third of students meeting the bar. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, especially since the assessment changed recently, making year‑to‑year comparisons uncertain. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data were available.

The student body is moderately large for an elementary school and fairly diverse. Roughly two in five students are white, about one in four are Asian, and the rest are Black, two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced‑price lunch, indicating a meaningful share of families with lower household income. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not provided, so a full picture of special populations is not available from the numbers alone.

Oakdale’s housing market is broadly in line with state and national benchmarks. Home values and rents have risen recently, at a pace similar to the wider region. The estimated monthly mortgage and rent costs, relative to typical household income, suggest that home ownership is somewhat more expensive than renting in this area. The city’s growth means new construction is occurring, and the school likely draws from both established neighborhoods and newer developments.

No recent district‑level changes of lasting impact were found in publicly reported sources. Programs such as gifted, arts, or after‑school activities are not detailed in the data available here, so families would need to contact the school directly for that information.

Eagle Point Elementary offers solid academic performance, especially in math and upper‑elementary reading, and serves a diverse, moderately low‑income student body within a growing suburban community with reasonable housing costs. The science results are a softer area worth exploring. The school’s setting in a car‑dependent suburb with no traditional downtown means most families will drive for drop‑off and errands, though parks and the nature preserve provide nearby recreation.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 45% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 38% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 33% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 33% · ▲ 22 pts above district

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

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 32% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 48% · ▲ 20 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 21% · ▲ 15 pts above district

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

This schoolNorth St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, 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-income53%Higher-income58%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income57%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income65%Higher-income72%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income62%Higher-income76%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income76%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income58%Higher-income70%12 pp gap