Great Oaks Academy Charter School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Farmington, Minnesota

Great Oaks Academy Charter School in Farmington, Minnesota enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 26.1 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 54%

309 students in 2022-23, 385 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 26.1.

Students enrolled at Great Oaks Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233092023-243852024-25430
Students enrolled at Great Oaks Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233092023-243852024-25430
Students enrolled at Great Oaks Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233092023-243852024-25430
Students enrolled at Great Oaks Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233092023-243852024-25430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330917.018.2
2023-2438525.914.9
2024-2543026.116.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Great Oaks Academy Charter School enrolled 190 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.5% of students were White, 4.9% of two or more races, 3.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White86.5%
  2. Two or more races4.9%
  3. Hispanic3.7%
  4. Black3.5%
  5. Asian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Great Oaks Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265‑69%65‑69%51.1%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%60‑64% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Farmington

6 public elementary schools in Farmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Great Oaks Academy Charter School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Trail Elementary61215.223.5%
Meadowview Elementary60012.126.8%
Riverview Elementary57312.916.4%
Farmington Elementary49314.027.8%
Akin Road Elementary47914.925.1%
Great Oaks Academy Charter School43016.513.3%

All public schools in Farmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Great Oaks Academy Charter School

  1. Riverview ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 573 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Farmington ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 493 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Great Oaks Academy Charter School with Riverview ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Great Oaks Academy spends per student$9,061 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,061
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaGreat Oaks Academy Charter School is the number 424 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#424 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Great Oaks Academy Charter School

  1. How many students attend Great Oaks Academy Charter School?
    430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 309 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Farmington, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Oaks Academy Charter School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Great Oaks Academy Charter School a Title I school?
    Great Oaks Academy Charter School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Great Oaks Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Great Oaks Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Great Oaks Academy Charter School in?
    Great Oaks Academy, NCES district ID 2700454. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270045405175 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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