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Pankalo Education Center

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Special Education School

8568 Eagle Point Blvd, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 · (651) 415-6300 · Part of Northeast Metro 916

Lake Elmo’s School Grade A better than 85% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
88
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Pankalo Education Center

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8568 Eagle Point Blvd, Lake Elmo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 13
Grade 27
Grade 312
Grade 410
Grade 526
Grade 66
Grade 717
Grade 87
Enrollment over time
93’20
84’21
101’22
94’23
88’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 36%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pankalo Education Center from Lake Elmo families.

Other schools in Northeast Metro 916

The district →
A/O Program
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Stillwater
5 students3:1
Karner Blue Education Center
Other · Grades K–9 · Blaine
D
101 students3:1
Aris
Other · Grades K–12 · Woodbury
22 students4:1
South Campus Education Center
High · Grades 5–12 · White Bear Lake
C−
62 students4:1
Bellaire Education Center
Middle · Grades 5–9 · White Bear Lake
D
30 students4:1
Willows
High · Grades 6–12 · Blaine
14 students7:1

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; Lake Elmo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.