📍 12000 S Diamond Lake Rd, Dayton, Hennepin County, 55327
Dayton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dayton, Hennepin County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dayton Elementary enrolls 702 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 10% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 464 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 48 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 702 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dayton Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 34.
Dayton Elementary is one of 52 schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District, based in ANOKA, Minnesota. The district serves 38,354 students district-wide and employs 2,528 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Dayton Elementary is close to the district average of about 738 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large