Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270273000055
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY
515 OKLAHOMA AVE, ADRIAN, MN 56110 · (507) 483-2225 · Nobles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
108 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
73.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ADRIAN ELEMENTARY
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIAN ELEMENTARY this school | 295 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| Knoll Elementary ORTONVILLE | 282 | 37.6% | 58.2% |
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary BROOTEN | 294 | 39.8% | 42.4% |
| Stevens Elementary DAWSON | 297 | 40.7% | 56.3% |
| HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD | 302 | 40.1% | 33.2% |
| Eastview Education Center MONTICELLO | 301 | 38.5% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ADRIAN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Nobles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #279 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #79 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #381 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #652 of 1,130 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #352 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #599 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #574 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #46 of 244 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 295 | 22.1 | 13.4:1 | 37% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 22.8 | 13.1:1 | 38% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 21.3 | 12.4:1 | 40% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 20.1 | 12.0:1 | 40% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 37% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 35% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 36% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADRIAN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (242 to 295); teachers up 10% (20.1 to 22.1).
About ADRIAN ELEMENTARY
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in ADRIAN, Minnesota, one of the schools in ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Total enrollment is 295 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 589 students in 3 schools, and ADRIAN ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at ADRIAN ELEMENTARY, about 84 are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Nobles County is roughly 56% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at ADRIAN ELEMENTARY, which has 22.1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Nobles County.
On the allk12 Grade, ADRIAN ELEMENTARY lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.7%) and its predicted rate (45.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In Nobles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,101 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Nobles County number 21, with about 5,284 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ADRIAN SECONDARY, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.2%; ADRIAN ELEMENTARY's is 52.7%, ranking 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around ADRIAN ELEMENTARY as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% gain, from 274 to 295.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ADRIAN SECONDARYHigh · 155 students
- ADRIAN MIDDLEMiddle · 139 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in ADRIAN
- ADRIAN SECONDARYHigh · 155 students
- ADRIAN MIDDLEMiddle · 139 students
- Adrian Credit RecoveryHigh
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other Adrian Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Adrian Elementary. ADRIAN ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- ADRIAN ELEM.ADRIAN, MO · 314 students
- Adrian Elementary SchoolSouth Euclid, OH · 265 students
- Adrian Elementary SchoolAdrian, OR · 210 students
Nearby schools
- ADRIAN SECONDARY0.3 mi · 155
- ADRIAN MIDDLE0.3 mi · 139
- ELLSWORTH SECONDARY9.2 mi · 60
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 76
- George-Little Rock Elementary School13.3 mi · 232
- LUVERNE ELEMENTARY14.4 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About ADRIAN ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ADRIAN ELEMENTARY?
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ADRIAN ELEMENTARY serve?
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADRIAN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADRIAN ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ADRIAN ELEMENTARY?
At ADRIAN ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is ADRIAN ELEMENTARY in?
ADRIAN ELEMENTARY is part of ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.