Other / mixed grade configuration · Maple Grove, MN

Oak View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Oak View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 272520002299
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
29
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak View Elementary earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#3 of 10
schools in Maple Grove · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
17.8:1
large classes for Minnesota
42.4%
free-lunch eligible

Oak View Elementary has class sizes larger than 74% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Oak View Elementary ranks #3 of 10 schools in Maple Grove, MN.

Enrollment

515

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.8:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

+13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

42.4%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oak View Elementary compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Oak View Elementary

Oak View Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Maple Grove, Minnesota, enrolling 515 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.8:1 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 42.4% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 515 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Against 342 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #127.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and African American (21%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 515 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

12.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Osseo Public School District also operates Maple Grove Senior High (2,453 students) and Osseo Senior High (2,289 students) alongside Oak View Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Oak View Elementary compares

Oak View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.8:1 ▲ 13% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 42.4% ▼ 1% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 515 top 24% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.8:1
Leaner classes than 26% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
515
Bigger than 64% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
42.4%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.8:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 74% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
12.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,525
per pupil, district-wide - above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 515 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 48.2%
African American 21.4%
Two or More 11.5%
Hispanic or Latino 10.1%
Asian 8.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%

Largest group: White at 48.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.2, Oak View Elementary is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Osseo Public School District, which includes Oak View Elementary.

$15,525
Per student
+2%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.9%
State 59.2%
Federal 9.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Oak View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Maple Grove Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Osseo Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Park Center Ib World School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Maple Grove Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Osseo Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Oak View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Osseo Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Oak View Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Oak View Elementary

How many students attend Oak View Elementary?

Oak View Elementary has 515 students enrolled. It is a public school in Maple Grove, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak View Elementary is 17.8:1, which is 13% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 13% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Oak View Elementary?

42.4% of students at Oak View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oak View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Oak View Elementary is White at 48.2% of enrollment, in Maple Grove, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak View Elementary?

Oak View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Oak View Elementary rank among schools in Maple Grove?

By Resource Investment Index, Oak View Elementary ranks #3 of 10 schools in Maple Grove, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Maple Grove on the city page.

Is Oak View Elementary a good school?

Oak View Elementary earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Osseo Public School District?

Besides Oak View Elementary, Osseo Public School District also operates Maple Grove Senior High (2,453 students), Osseo Senior High (2,289 students), and Park Center Ib World School (2,061 students). See the Osseo Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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