Schools · Eureka

Eureka, MN schools

Eureka’s public schools score well above Minnesota’s averages: 65% of students are proficient in reading against 52.5% statewide, and 94% of high schoolers graduate on time against 84.4%. Kids attend one of 20 elementary schools through grade 5, then one of 19 elementary schools, one of 8 middle schools and one of 6 high schools.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

TownTapestry School GradeNew

A

Eureka’s School Grade: A

The public schools Eureka’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ATest scoresA-Graduation

Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 85%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,488)Better than 88%

Towns in Dakota County (12)Better than 75%

High confidence. Built on 9,123 tested students and a graduating class of 949; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Minnesota only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Minnesota with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Eureka kids go to school

Grades PK–5

20 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Lakeville Public School District

Grades 5

19 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Lakeville Public School District

Grades 6–8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Lakeville Public School District

Grades 9–12

6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Farmington Public School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–8, Lakeville Public)65%

State average 52.5%

Reading (grades 9–12, Farmington Public)52%

State average 52.5%

Reading (Northfield Public)63%

State average 52.5%

Math (grades PK–8, Lakeville Public)57%

State average 44.2%

Math (grades 9–12, Farmington Public)43%

State average 44.2%

Math (Northfield Public)57%

State average 44.2%

Graduation · class of 2020

94% graduate on time

Graduation rate

94%

MN: 84.4%

Graduating class

949

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.

Districts

Three districts serve Eureka

Lakeville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 12,025 students

$14,782 per studentMN $17,091A 🏫

Farmington Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 6,458 students

$13,987 per studentMN $17,091B+🏫

Northfield Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,849 students

$16,659 per studentMN $17,091A

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 2 schools in Eureka

Level

All 2 Elementary 1 Other 1

Type

All 2 Charter 1 Private 1

Showing 1–2 of 2 schools

Prairie Creek Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 180 students

Glory AcademyOther · Grades K–11 · 34 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Also serving Eureka

Schools Eureka kids attend in other towns

Public schools in Eureka’s districts that are located in Lakeville, Farmington and Northfield. Which one depends on your address.

Lake Marion ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 727 students · Lakeville

Highview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 658 students · Lakeville

Kennedy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 638 students · Lakeville

North Trail ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 612 students · Farmington

Meadowview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 600 students · Farmington

Cherry View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 599 students · Lakeville

Lakeview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 588 students · Lakeville

Riverview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 573 students · Farmington

Oak Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 571 students · Lakeville

Bridgewater ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 564 students · Northfield

Eastview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 543 students · Lakeville

Farmington ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 493 students · Farmington