Akin Road Elementary

Summary:

Akin Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, Minnesota, serving 523 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Farmington Public School District. While the school has a higher percentage of White and Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, its overall academic performance on state assessments is generally lower than the district and state averages.

However, Akin Road Elementary's Hispanic, English Language Learner (ELL), and Special Education students perform better relative to their peers statewide. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 14.7 over the past three years. Despite these positive factors, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 446th out of 840 Minnesota elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 568th out of 881 in 2023-2024, even as it maintains a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools like Farmington Elementary, Riverview Elementary, and Meadowview Elementary, Akin Road Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, it outperforms schools in the Lakeville Area Schools and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan districts. The increasing free and reduced lunch rates at Akin Road Elementary, from 15.96% in 2021-2022 to 30.4% in 2022-2023, may indicate growing economic challenges for the school's families, which could be contributing to the lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5231 195th St W
       Farmington, MN  55024-8802


(651) 460-1700

District: Farmington Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
568th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,853 Help


Students who attend Akin Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Levi P. Dodge Middle School
High:    Farmington High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  523

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.0%
Hispanic:
13.6%
African American:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Akin Road Elementary ranks worse than 64.5% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Farmington Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Akin Road Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Farmington Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (69%), Hispanic (13.6%), African American (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Akin Road Elementary is 14.7. 2 elementary schools in the Farmington Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Akin Road Elementary is $10,853. 3 elementary schools in the Farmington Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Akin Road Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Akin Road Elementary 568th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Akin Road Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Farmington Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Farmington Public School District 267th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Akin Road Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.49 453rd 674 32.8%
2004 65.68 232nd 676 65.7%
2005 51.78 411th 685 40.0%
2006 42.42 552nd 756 27.0%
2007 48.70 500th 777 35.6%
2008 60.50 352nd 781 54.9%
2009 73.87 95th 434 78.1%
2010 55.13 460th 803 42.7%
2011 64.12 331st 814 59.3%
2012 46.50 554th 820 32.4%
2013 50.25 491st 824 40.4%
2014 50.14 502nd 826 39.2%
2015 56.22 446th 840 46.9%
2016 54.95 462nd 848 45.5%
2017 53.32 474th 853 44.4%
2018 55.20 446th 847 47.3%
2019 56.01 459th 870 47.2%
2021 49.33 525th 869 39.6%
2022 53.59 451st 858 47.4%
2023 45.54 525th 845 37.9%
2024 41.95 568th 881 35.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 53.66 92nd 256 64.1%
2024 44.56 154th 303 49.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.35 135th 463 70.8%
2019 55.97 223rd 515 56.7%
2022 54.02 205th 500 59.0%
2023 53.54 226th 524 56.9%
2024 41.84 344th 572 39.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.48 449th 728 38.3%
2019 31.18 568th 740 23.2%
2021 53.22 325th 683 52.4%
2022 59.61 257th 663 61.2%
2023 31.27 575th 774 25.7%
2024 36.10 549th 793 30.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.48 408th 774 47.3%
2019 52.71 460th 787 41.6%
2021 43.00 522nd 783 33.3%
2022 55.89 401st 799 49.8%
2023 41.36 519th 787 34.1%
2024 46.69 483rd 809 40.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.61 445th 779 42.9%
2019 56.21 417th 798 47.7%
2021 50.16 451st 784 42.5%
2022 48.87 473rd 808 41.5%
2023 46.51 476th 799 40.4%
2024 36.38 570th 826 31.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.10 80th 220 63.6%
2019 22.24 192nd 219 12.3%
2021 44.14 93rd 153 39.2%
2022 60.93 53rd 209 74.6%
2023 46.32 103rd 214 51.9%
2024 40.32 164th 249 34.1%
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Rank History for White students at Akin Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.29 538th 712 24.4%
2019 42.97 467th 722 35.3%
2021 30.94 565th 710 20.4%
2022 38.69 492nd 725 32.1%
2023 30.03 558th 712 21.6%
2024 30.07 566th 730 22.5%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Akin Road Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 631 10 11 1 1 n/a n/a 0 654
1990 680 11 8 9 3 n/a n/a 0 711
1991 743 16 7 4 3 n/a n/a 0 773
1992 715 9 9 2 5 n/a n/a 0 740
1993 784 6 9 1 2 n/a n/a 0 802
1994 838 5 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1995 1035 1 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1046
1996 1035 1 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1046
1997 1069 0 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1083
1998 632 2 11 3 0 n/a n/a 34 682
1999 716 1 9 4 2 n/a n/a 0 732
2000 841 2 13 5 1 n/a n/a 0 862
2001 875 5 27 12 3 n/a n/a 0 922
2002 547 5 23 17 4 n/a n/a 0 596
2003 547 5 23 17 4 n/a n/a 0 596
2004 592 2 32 22 1 n/a n/a 0 649
2005 603 13 39 27 1 n/a n/a 0 683
2006 623 15 47 33 1 n/a n/a 0 719
2007 651 14 49 42 1 n/a n/a 0 757
2008 712 22 57 49 3 n/a n/a 0 843
2009 745 22 59 49 4 n/a n/a 0 879
2010 554 30 60 49 2 n/a n/a 0 695
2011 547 23 49 55 2 1 18 0 695
2012 559 21 34 50 5 0 24 0 693
2013 598 19 48 45 4 0 23 0 737
2014 597 21 50 46 5 0 34 0 753
2015 568 22 37 51 9 0 31 0 718
2016 528 16 38 45 7 0 40 0 674
2017 520 23 36 55 7 0 43 0 684
2018 507 21 32 69 9 0 32 0 670
2019 478 17 30 65 7 0 29 0 626
2020 454 25 25 65 2 0 29 0 600
2021 417 32 29 72 0 0 22 0 572
2022 379 35 29 66 0 1 29 0 539
2023 361 34 32 71 0 0 25 0 523

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Akin Road Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 654 31.6 20.6 7.5
1990 711 38.1 18.6 7.3
1991 773 39.1 19.7 9.4
1992 740 36.7 20.1 11.6
1993 802 39.4 20.4 12.8
1994 849 44.6 19.0 8.8
1995 1046 0.0 0.0 8.2
1996 1046 0.0 0.0 8.2
1997 1083 54.1 20.0 9
1998 682 n/a 0.0 7.1
1999 732 41.6 17.6 4.6
2000 862 44.0 19.6 8.6
2001 922 42.1 21.9 8.9
2002 596 26.6 22.4 7
2003 596 26.6 22.4 7
2004 649 27.5 23.6 7.1
2005 683 28.0 24.4 10.5
2006 719 31.7 22.7 11.8
2007 757 35.7 21.2 11.8
2008 843 39.3 21.5 12
2009 879 42.2 20.8 10.5
2010 695 38.4 18.0 22.3
2011 695 40.7 17.0 23
2012 693 40.5 17.0 20.8
2013 737 40.9 18.0 20.9
2014 753 41.5 18.1 20.5
2015 718 44.0 16.3 19.5
2016 674 41.0 16.4 19.6
2017 684 37.9 18.0 18.7
2018 670 38.9 17.2 18.7
2019 626 38.8 16.1 17.9
2020 600 41.3 14.5 18.8
2021 572 40.4 14.1 18.7
2022 539 37.8 14.2 16
2023 523 35.5 14.7 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Akin Road Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 654 31.6 20.6 7.5
1990 711 38.1 18.6 7.3
1991 773 39.1 19.7 9.4
1992 740 36.7 20.1 11.6
1993 802 39.4 20.4 12.8
1994 849 44.6 19.0 8.8
1995 1046 0.0 0.0 8.2
1996 1046 0.0 0.0 8.2
1997 1083 54.1 20.0 9
1998 682 n/a 0.0 7.1
1999 732 41.6 17.6 4.6
2000 862 44.0 19.6 8.6
2001 922 42.1 21.9 8.9
2002 596 26.6 22.4 7
2003 596 26.6 22.4 7
2004 649 27.5 23.6 7.1
2005 683 28.0 24.4 10.5
2006 719 31.7 22.7 11.8
2007 757 35.7 21.2 11.8
2008 843 39.3 21.5 12
2009 879 42.2 20.8 10.5
2010 695 38.4 18.0 22.3
2011 695 40.7 17.0 23
2012 693 40.5 17.0 20.8
2013 737 40.9 18.0 20.9
2014 753 41.5 18.1 20.5
2015 718 44.0 16.3 19.5
2016 674 41.0 16.4 19.6
2017 684 37.9 18.0 18.7
2018 670 38.9 17.2 18.7
2019 626 38.8 16.1 17.9
2020 600 41.3 14.5 18.8
2021 572 40.4 14.1 18.7
2022 539 37.8 14.2 16
2023 523 35.5 14.7 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Akin Road Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,853

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Akin Road Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 459th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 525th of 845 Elementary schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Akin Road Elementary)56.140
 16.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Farmington Public School District)66.755.8
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Akin Road Elementary)4941.3
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Farmington Public School District)56.348.6
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Akin Road Elementary)64.355.9
 8.4%
   4th Grade Math (Farmington Public School District)66.253
 13.2%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Akin Road Elementary)61.246.5
 14.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Farmington Public School District)63.944
 19.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Akin Road Elementary)51.437.9
 13.5%
   5th Grade Math (Farmington Public School District)54.635.2
 19.3%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Akin Road Elementary)6759.8
 7.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Farmington Public School District)7156.9
 14.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Akin Road Elementary)62.435.6
 26.8%
   5th Grade Science (Farmington Public School District)59.138.5
 20.6%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students626523
 16.5%
African American1734
 100%
American Indian70
 100%
Asian3032
 6.7%
Hispanic6571
 9.2%
Pacific Islander00
White478361
 24.5%
Two or More Races2925
 13.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.9%30.4%
 12.5%


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Akin Road Elementary ranks 568th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Akin Road Elementary are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 523 students attended Akin Road Elementary.

Students who attend Akin Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Levi P. Dodge Middle School
High : Farmington High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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