The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/health
Oak Ridge Leadership, Environment, and Health Sciences is a regular public elementary school in Eagan, part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district. It serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade. The school’s name signals a themed focus on leadership, environmental studies, and health sciences, though no further details about how that theme is implemented in the curriculum were available in the data provided.
The school is situated in Eagan, a large suburban city in Dakota County. Eagan is a car-dependent community with a landscape of rolling hills, lakes, and wetlands, structured around major highways and corporate campuses. Major employers include Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Prime Therapeutics, and Ecolab, and the city hosts the Minnesota Vikings training facility. Eagan does not have a traditional walkable downtown; schools, businesses, and civic anchors like Eagan City Hall and Lebanon Hills Regional Park are spread across the city on separated campuses. The city is served by three different school districts, of which this one is the largest.
The district itself has made two lasting changes that families should know about. Emerald Trail Elementary School opened in Rosemount, a new KG-5 school that created new attendance boundaries and expanded elementary capacity. The district also launched 196Online, a full-time virtual school option that provides an alternative to in-person instruction. A district operating referendum passed that generates a portion of its General Fund revenues from local property taxes, a funding structure that affects both school resources and residents’ tax bills.
Oak Ridge’s enrollment draws from a diverse student body. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is multi-racial, with a large group of white students, a large group of Black students, a sizable group of Hispanic students, and smaller groups of Asian students and students of two or more races. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports those populations.
On the Minnesota state assessments for the 2024-25 school year, Oak Ridge’s elementary students showed mixed results. In reading, the share of students meeting proficiency standards was near the middle of the range for schools in the district and county. In math, the proficiency rates were lower, and in fifth-grade science, the rate was notably lower still. Compared to other schools across Dakota County, Oak Ridge’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades landed above the midpoint among the county’s districts. Since this is only one year of data and no trend is yet available, these results provide a single snapshot. A parent should consider these numbers as part of a broader conversation with teachers and school leadership.
Because Oak Ridge is an elementary school serving only up to fifth grade, it has no high school graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet or Title I status was not specified in the data.
For a family considering Oak Ridge, the character of the school is defined by its themed focus, its diverse and middle-income student body, and the range of elementary-level academic performance that spans near-county-average reading to weaker math and science results. The school sits in a large, well-resourced suburban district that has recently added new elementary capacity and a virtual school option. A parent who values an environmental or health sciences orientation, or who is looking for a school with a diverse student community, may find Oak Ridge a natural fit. A parent concerned about the math and science proficiency levels would want to look into targeted supports and enrichment opportunities with the school directly. The housing market in Eagan is typical of a Twin Cities suburb, with home values and rents around the state average; the district’s property tax levy for schools is a factor to consider in a home purchase decision.
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