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Thomas Lake Elementary School

4350 Thomas Lake Rd
Saint Paul, MN 55122
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Serving 575 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Thomas Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 74% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 62% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).
The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 575 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 32%
  • : Top 10% in MN
  • : 74% (Top 10%)
  • : 62% (Top 20%)
  • : 70-74% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Thomas Lake Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)

School Overview

Thomas Lake Elementary School's student population of 575 students has grown by 5% over five school years.
The teacher population of 40 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Awards
 Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2004
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeThomas Lake Elementary School
Kind85
1100
2104
384
498
5104
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Total Students
575 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary School
2025575
2024604
2023577
2022570
2021545
2020570
2019534
2018498
2017498
2016457
2015433
2014399
2013377
2012395
2011450
2010454
2009463
2008450
2007486
2006484
2005507
2004507
2003542
2002590
2001605
2000614
1999616
1998638
1997677
1996662
1995640
1994632
1993569
1992565
1991720
1990732
1989643
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Total Classroom Teachers
40 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1988-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary School
202540
202439
202340
202239
202141
202035
201935
201833
201733
201631
201527
201423
201322
201224
201126
201029
200930
200828
200728
200628
200530
200430
200334
200233
200133
200035
199939
199737
199631
199530
199430
199326
199225
199132
199032
198929
198838
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School Motto
Loving • Learning • Leading

School Rankings

Thomas Lake Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 1,773 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Thomas Lake Elementary School is 0.52, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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State Level (MN)
#168 out of 1773 schools
(Top 10%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

YearThomas Lake Elementary School
2023#168
2022#186
2021#297
2019#235
2018#231
2017#228
2016#223
2015#244
2014#53
2013#47
2012#118
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74%
46%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202374%46%54%
202269%45%52%
202161%45%50%
201973%56%64%
201874%58%66%
201777%59%68%
201675%60%67%
201573%61%68%
201484%61%68%
201385%61%68%
201283%62%65%
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62%
51%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202262%51%57%
202161%53%58%
201968%59%65%
201870%60%66%
201771%61%68%
201673%60%67%
201575%60%67%
201478%59%67%
201376%58%67%
201289%76%83%
201190%74%82%
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70-74%
41%

Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202272%41%51%
202167%45%56%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1988-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202514:113:1
202415:116:116:1
202314:116:116:1
202215:116:116:1
202113:116:116:1
202016:116:117:1
201915:116:117:1
201815:116:117:1
201715:116:117:1
201615:116:117:1
201516:116:117:1
201417:116:118:1
201317:116:118:1
201216:116:118:1
201117:116:117:1
201016:116:116:1
200915:116:117:1
200816:117:117:1
200717:117:117:1
200617:117:117:1
200517:117:118:1
200417:117:117:1
200316:117:117:1
200218:117:118:1
200118:117:118:1
200018:116:116:1
199916:115:114:1
199719:118:117:1
199621:118:119:1
199521:118:119:1
199421:118:119:1
199322:118:120:1
199223:118:120:1
199123:118:119:1
199023:118:119:1
198922:118:119:1
198820:118:120:1
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American Indian
n/a
2%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2019-2020)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20201%2%
20191%2%
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Asian
8%
7%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20249%7%8%
20237%7%9%
20227%7%9%
20217%7%9%
20208%7%9%
20198%7%9%
20188%7%9%
20178%7%9%
20168%7%9%
201510%6%9%
201412%6%8%
201311%6%9%
201212%7%8%
201112%6%8%
201013%6%8%
200913%6%7%
200811%6%7%
20078%6%7%
20068%6%6%
20059%5%6%
20047%5%6%
20036%5%6%
20027%5%6%
20017%5%6%
20006%5%5%
19996%5%6%
19986%4%5%
19975%4%6%
19964%4%4%
19954%4%4%
19942%4%4%
19932%3%3%
19922%3%3%
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Hispanic
11%
12%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2024)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20249%12%12%
202311%11%11%
20229%10%11%
20218%10%10%
20206%9%10%
20195%9%10%
20184%9%9%
20174%9%9%
20164%9%9%
20154%9%8%
20145%8%8%
20135%8%7%
20126%7%7%
20116%7%6%
20107%7%6%
20095%6%5%
20085%6%5%
20075%6%5%
20064%5%4%
20053%5%3%
20044%4%3%
20033%4%3%
20022%4%2%
20012%3%2%
20002%3%2%
19991%3%1%
19981%2%1%
19971%2%1%
19961%2%1%
19951%2%1%
19941%2%1%
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Black
5%
12%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20246%12%15%
20237%12%15%
20229%12%14%
20218%11%14%
202011%11%12%
201910%11%12%
201811%11%11%
201711%11%11%
20168%10%11%
20156%10%11%
20146%10%10%
20136%9%9%
20125%9%9%
20114%9%9%
20106%10%9%
20095%10%9%
20088%9%8%
20077%9%7%
20066%8%7%
20055%8%6%
20045%8%6%
20034%7%5%
20024%7%5%
20013%7%4%
20003%6%4%
19992%5%4%
19983%6%4%
19972%5%3%
19963%5%3%
19955%4%3%
19943%4%2%
19933%4%2%
19923%4%2%
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White
68%
60%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202467%61%56%
202366%62%57%
202267%63%58%
202169%64%60%
202067%66%63%
201968%66%63%
201868%67%66%
201768%67%66%
201671%68%67%
201572%69%68%
201471%71%70%
201373%72%72%
201273%73%73%
201176%74%75%
201074%75%76%
200977%76%78%
200876%76%80%
200780%77%81%
200682%79%82%
200583%79%83%
200484%80%85%
200387%81%86%
200287%82%87%
200188%83%88%
200089%84%89%
199991%85%89%
199890%86%89%
199792%87%90%
199692%87%92%
199590%88%92%
199494%88%93%
199394%89%94%
199295%90%94%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
8%
7%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20249%6%9%
20239%6%8%
20228%6%8%
20218%6%7%
20207%5%6%
20198%5%6%
20189%4%5%
20179%4%5%
20169%4%4%
20158%4%4%
20146%3%4%
20135%3%3%
20124%2%3%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.52
0.60

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20250.520.61
20240.530.600.64
20230.540.590.63
20220.530.580.62
20210.500.570.60
20200.530.540.58
20190.520.540.58
20180.510.530.54
20170.510.530.54
20160.480.520.53
20150.460.510.51
20140.480.480.50
20130.460.470.47
20120.460.450.45
20110.410.440.42
20100.430.420.40
20090.390.410.38
20080.410.410.36
20070.350.400.34
20060.320.370.32
20050.300.370.30
20040.290.350.28
20030.240.340.25
20020.240.320.24
20010.220.310.22
20000.210.290.21
19990.170.280.20
19980.180.260.19
19970.150.240.18
19960.140.230.16
19950.190.230.15
19940.120.220.13
19930.110.210.11
19920.100.190.11
19910.190.160.11
19900.130.160.10
19890.190.160.10
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Eligible for Free Lunch
17%
34%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
202517%34%
202418%36%25%
202318%35%25%
20228%26%14%
20218%26%14%
202012%28%16%
201910%28%16%
201813%30%17%
201713%30%17%
201611%31%18%
201513%31%18%
201414%31%21%
201311%31%18%
201210%30%16%
201111%29%15%
201010%28%13%
20096%25%12%
20088%24%10%
20077%23%8%
20066%23%9%
20054%22%7%
20046%21%6%
20033%20%6%
20023%19%6%
20012%18%5%
20001%18%6%
19993%19%6%
19983%19%6%
19973%19%6%
19963%19%6%
19952%18%6%
19943%18%7%
19932%17%5%
19922%18%5%
19912%16%3%
19901%15%4%
19891%15%3%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
7%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)

YearThomas Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
20254%7%
20245%7%6%
20235%8%6%
20223%6%4%
20212%6%3%
20204%8%6%
20195%8%6%
20183%8%6%
20173%8%6%
20163%7%5%
20154%7%5%
20144%7%5%
20133%7%5%
20123%7%4%
20112%8%6%
20102%8%5%
20095%8%5%
20084%8%5%
20071%7%4%
20062%7%3%
20051%7%3%
20041%7%3%
20031%7%3%
20021%7%3%
20011%7%4%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Thomas Lake Elementary School's ranking?
Thomas Lake Elementary School is ranked #168 out of 1,773 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Minnesota.
What schools are Thomas Lake Elementary School often compared to?
Thomas Lake Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Deerwood Elementary School, Glacier Hills School - Arts/science by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 46% MN state average), while 62% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).
How many students attend Thomas Lake Elementary School?
575 students attend Thomas Lake Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
68% of Thomas Lake Elementary School students are White, 11% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Asian, 8% of students are Two or more races, and 5% of students are Black.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Thomas Lake Elementary School?
Thomas Lake Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.
What grades does Thomas Lake Elementary School offer ?
Thomas Lake Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is Thomas Lake Elementary School part of?
Thomas Lake Elementary School is part of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 575 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 32%
  • : Top 10%
  • : 74% (Top 10%)
  • : 62% (Top 20%)
  • : 70-74% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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