Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADA-BORUP-WEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270048005508
Ada-Borup-West Elementary
209 6TH ST W, ADA, MN 56510 · (218) 784-5353 · Norman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
188 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ada-Borup-West Elementary→Ada-Borup-West Secondary
Based on grade levels within Ada-Borup-West Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ada-Borup-West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #289 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #237 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #329 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #535 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #462 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #565 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #321 of 942 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 25.9 | 14.3:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 21.8 | 16.7:1 | 49% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 21.3 | 16.0:1 | 56% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ada-Borup-West Elementary.
About Ada-Borup-West Elementary
Ada-Borup-West Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in ADA, Minnesota. The school had 370 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools runs 2 schools with a combined 705 students. Ada-Borup-West Elementary is one of them.
Most students at Ada-Borup-West Elementary are White: 81% of enrollment. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Ada-Borup-West Elementary comes in at 32%.
With 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ada-Borup-West Elementary was 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Ada-Borup-West Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
Ada-Borup-West Elementary is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.8%. The school's actual rate is 52.2%, 14.5 points higher.
Census Bureau estimates for Norman County show that median household income is about $72,260, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 5 public schools operate in Norman County, serving about 871 students.
Nearby, Ada-Borup-West Secondary is less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: Ada-Borup-West Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 52.2% versus a 40.9% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
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Norman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,367
Census ACS
Median income
$72,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
871 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
- Ada-Borup-West SecondaryHigh · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Ada-Borup-West Secondary0.0 mi · 335
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY12.5 mi · 95
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY12.5 mi · 71
- ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY19.5 mi · 144
- ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY19.5 mi · 158
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY19.9 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Ada-Borup-West ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ada-Borup-West Elementary?
Ada-Borup-West Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ada-Borup-West Elementary serve?
Ada-Borup-West Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ada-Borup-West Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Ada-Borup-West Elementary.
How diverse is Ada-Borup-West Elementary?
Ada-Borup-West Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ada-Borup-West Elementary?
Ada-Borup-West Elementary is overseen by Ada-Borup-West Public Schools in Norman County.
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