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Countryside Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5701 Benton Ave S
Edina, MN 55436
Phone
(952) 848-4700
District
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HENNEPIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
629
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.6% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Countryside Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
53%
67%
47%
86%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
53%
73%
48%
85%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
74%
51%
78%
58%
69%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 115 18.3%
Grade 1 122 19.4%
Grade 2 93 14.8%
Grade 3 94 14.9%
Grade 4 106 16.9%
Grade 5 99 15.7%
Total 629 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.5% 71.9% 65.4%
Black 8.2% 10.7% 12.7%
Hispanic 8.4% 8.2% 12.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 9.0% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 2.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.7% 18.3% 42.4%
Free lunch eligible 14.0% 15.5% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 2.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,461 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,408.1 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.1% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,004 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.5% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 74.7% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 52.5% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.5% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.4% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.6% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.2% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,566 $82,357,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $605 $5,212,000 3.3%
Staff $1,054 $9,070,000 5.7%
General Administration $324 $2,791,000 1.8%
School Administration $582 $5,008,000 3.2%
Operation $799 $6,875,000 4.3%
Transportation $792 $6,822,000 4.3%
Other $172 $1,482,000 0.9%
Total Support $4,328 $37,260,000 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,496 $38,704,000 24.4%
Total Expenditures $18,390 $158,321,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,696 $8,440,020,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $500,256,000 2.9%
Staff $801 $697,297,000 4.1%
General Administration $599 $521,143,000 3.1%
School Administration $589 $512,404,000 3.0%
Operation $1,033 $898,874,000 5.3%
Transportation $883 $768,682,000 4.5%
Other $414 $360,149,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,892 $4,258,805,000 25.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,975 $4,330,430,000 25.4%
Total Expenditures $19,563 $17,029,255,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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