Island Lake Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Shoreview, Minnesota
Island Lake Elementary in Shoreview, Minnesota enrolled 741 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
743 students in 2022-23, 730 students in 2023-24, 741 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.5 to 48.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 743 | 50.5 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 46.6 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 741 | 48.0 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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.
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 Island Lake Elementary enrolled 735 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent9.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.3% of students were White, 12.7% Asian, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White66.3%
- Asian12.7%
- Two or more races9.0%
- Black6.6%
- Hispanic5.1%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Island Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65% | 60% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 55% (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 Shoreview
5 public elementary schools in Shoreview report 2024-25 enrollment; Island Lake Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Lake Elementary | 985 | 15.0 | 11.1% |
| Island Lake Elementary | 741 | 15.5 | 14.8% |
| Williams Elementary | 459 | 12.1 | 32.2% |
| Snail Lake Kindergarten Center | 357 | 19.1 | 14.8% |
| Oak Hill Montessori Community | 166 | 10.8 | 5.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Island Lake Elementary
- Williams ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 459 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Valentine Hills ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 750 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Island Lake Elementary with Williams ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mounds View Public Schools spends per student$14,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,884
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaIsland Lake Elementary is the number 55 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- 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 Island Lake Elementary
How many students attend Island Lake Elementary?
741 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 743 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shoreview, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Island Lake Elementary?
15.5 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.Is Island Lake Elementary a Title I school?
Island Lake Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Island Lake Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Island Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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.What district is Island Lake Elementary in?
Mounds View Public Schools, NCES district ID 2722950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272295001119 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.