Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270330000136
ASHBY ELEMENTARY
300 BIRCH AVE, ASHBY, MN 56309 · (218) 747-2257 · Grant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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
11.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
59 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
ASHBY ELEMENTARY→ASHBY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 ASHBY ELEMENTARY
ASHBY ELEMENTARY's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY ELEMENTARY this school | 178 | 33.1% | 55.1% |
| UPSALA ELEMENTARY UPSALA | 181 | 35.4% | 45.6% |
| SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY SPRING GROVE | 186 | 30.6% | 58.8% |
| Evansville Elementary EVANSVILLE | 163 | 32.5% | 56.6% |
| ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY ROTHSAY | 194 | 30.4% | 46.8% |
| CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY CROMWELL | 163 | 35.6% | 56.9% |
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 ASHBY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #240 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #249 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #233 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #819 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #631 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. 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
178
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 178 | 15.8 | 11.3:1 | 33% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 17.2 | 10.4:1 | 36% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 39% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 10.3 | 14.2:1 | 51% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 34% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ASHBY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (146 to 178); teachers up 54% (10.3 to 15.8).
About ASHBY ELEMENTARY
ASHBY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in ASHBY, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 178 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 48% below the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The 2 schools in ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 315 students altogether, ASHBY ELEMENTARY among them.
At ASHBY ELEMENTARY, 98% of students are White. Census estimates put Grant County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. Public schools in Grant County average a similar 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, ASHBY ELEMENTARY lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ASHBY ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 47.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.1%.
The school is in Grant County, where the median household earns about $73,917 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Grant County, 8 public schools serve about 1,012 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, ASHBY SECONDARY, is the closest to ASHBY ELEMENTARY. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. ASHBY ELEMENTARY comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 178, down from 185 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.2 to 11.3 over 4 years.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,127
Census ACS
Median income
$73,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ashby Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ashby Elementary. ASHBY ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Ashby ElementaryAshby, MA · 152 students
Nearby schools
- ASHBY SECONDARY0.0 mi · 137
- Evansville Elementary8.7 mi · 163
- WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL.10.0 mi · 144
- WCA Middle School13.3 mi · 232
- WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY13.3 mi · 229
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About ASHBY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ASHBY ELEMENTARY?
ASHBY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-06.
Is ASHBY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ASHBY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at ASHBY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at ASHBY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is ASHBY ELEMENTARY?
ASHBY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees ASHBY ELEMENTARY?
ASHBY ELEMENTARY is overseen by ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Grant County.
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