When Lake Marion Elementary School opened in 1990 at the corner of Kenwood Trail and Dodd Boulevard, it was nearly in the middle of nowhere. Downtown Lakeville was more than a mile to the southeast and the development adjacent to the school, including Ames Ice Arena, Lakeville North High School and the commercial areas were not yet built.
Today, the school is surrounded by development and is home to 596 students in grades K - 5 and Principal John Braun has been the school's leader since it opened.