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Dayton Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

12000 S Diamond Lake Rd, Dayton, MN 55327 · (763) 506-2200 · Part of Anoka-Hennepin Public School District

Dayton’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
556
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dayton Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dayton kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Dayton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Dayton ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12000 S Diamond Lake Rd, Dayton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten98
Grade 193
Grade 2105
Grade 386
Grade 488
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
511’20
569’21
702’22
542’23
556’24

Up 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 15%Hispanic 12%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dayton Elementary from Dayton families.

Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin Public School District

The district →
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1,048 students25:1
University Avenue Elementary - Aero
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B
557 students13:1
Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coon Rapids
C
454 students11:1
Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn Center
D
422 students11:1
Riverview Early Childhood VPK
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Brooklyn Park
38 students
Sorteberg Early Childhood VPK
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Coon Rapids
13 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Dayton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.