West Twin Cities

There were 15 Other Indigenous Peoples students enrolled in Carver County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Carver County welcomed 17,608 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, Clover Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Other Indigenous Peoples students in the 2023-24 school year, with three.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	% of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	Total School Enrollment
World Learner Charter School	1	0.5%	203
Clover Ridge Elementary School	3	0.5%	631
Chaska Middle School West	2	0.3%	582
Central Senior High School	1	0.3%	334
Watertown-Mayer Middle School	1	0.2%	425
Jonathan Elementary School	1	0.2%	544
La Academia	1	0.2%	457
Chaska Middle School East	1	0.2%	589
Victoria Elementary School	1	0.2%	648
Chanhassen Elementary School	1	0.2%	431
Chaska High School	1	0.1%	1,538
Chanhassen High School	1	0.1%	1,383
Cologne Academy	0	0%	665
Central Middle School	0	0%	209
Central Elementary School	0	0%	400
Carver Elementary School	0	0%	753
Bluff Creek Elementary School	0	0%	479
Bayview Elementary School	0	0%	535
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	0	0%	390
112 Alternative Learning Center Independent Study	0	0%	34
Integrated Arts Academy	0	0%	63
Kinder Academy	0	0%	43
Laketown Elementary School	0	0%	523
Minnetonka West Middle School	0	0%	1,287
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	0	0%	459
Southview Elementary School	0	0%	538
SWMetro Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	90
SWMetro Independent Study	0	0%	6
Waconia High School	0	0%	1,342
Waconia Learning Center	0	0%	34
Waconia Middle School	0	0%	953
Watertown Mayer High School	0	0%	499
Watertown-Mayer Community Learning Center	0	0%	28
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	0	0%	513