AVON ELEMENTARY

AVON ELEMENTARY operates as a cozy K-5 school in AVON, Minnesota, overseen by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 344.

AVON ELEMENTARY is one of 5 schools operated by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 1,744 students overall.

On the student-mix side, AVON ELEMENTARY lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, AVON ELEMENTARY has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stearns County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, AVON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Stearns County put median household earnings sit near $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), AVON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ALBANY ELEMENTARY, around 5.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AVON ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AVON ELEMENTARY has ticked down 18%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 98% to 94% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the AVON ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.