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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270366000169
Barnesville Elementary School
310 5TH ST SE, BARNESVILLE, MN 56514 · (218) 354-2300 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
105 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Barnesville Elementary School→Barnesville High School
Based on grade levels within BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Barnesville Elementary School
Barnesville Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Elementary School this school | 490 | 21.4% | 58.4% |
| DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA | 509 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 510 | 21.2% | 60.3% |
| RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE | 542 | 20.7% | 44.9% |
| ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SAINT CLAIR | 411 | 20.4% | 56.7% |
| FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE | 519 | 17.9% | 46.3% |
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 Barnesville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #168 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #221 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #105 of 844 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #313 of 1,130 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #496 of 769 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #736 of 796 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #807 of 942 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #152 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
490
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 490 | 33.5 | 14.6:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 31.5 | 15.8:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 30.9 | 16.3:1 | 24% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 28.1 | 16.5:1 | 18% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 28% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnesville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (462 to 490); teachers up 19% (28.1 to 33.5).
About Barnesville Elementary School
Barnesville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in BARNESVILLE, Minnesota. The school serves 490 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 42% above that.
BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. oversees Barnesville Elementary School and 1 other school, with 870 students in total.
The student body at Barnesville Elementary School is 93% White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Clay County's residents are about 85% White, 8 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Barnesville Elementary School operates with 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. About 21% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Clay County is 19 points.
Barnesville Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Barnesville Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 53.5%. Barnesville Elementary School scores 58.4%, 4.9 points above that line.
Barnesville Elementary School is located in Clay County, where the median household income is $81,172, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Barnesville Elementary School, Clay County has 31 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Barnesville High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The nearest schools with test data average 47.2%, lower than Barnesville Elementary School's 58.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Barnesville Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Barnesville Elementary School enrolled 493; in 2024-25, 490. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Barnesville Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- Barnesville High SchoolHigh · 380 students
Other Barnesville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Barnesville Elementary. Barnesville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolBarnesville, OH · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Barnesville High School0.1 mi · 380
- ROTHSAY SECONDARY13.2 mi · 140
- ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY13.2 mi · 194
- PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY16.7 mi · 374
- HAWLEY SECONDARY16.7 mi · 453
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAM16.8 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Barnesville Elementary SchoolHow large is Barnesville Elementary School?
Barnesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Barnesville Elementary School serve?
Barnesville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Barnesville Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Barnesville Elementary School.
How diverse is Barnesville Elementary School?
Barnesville Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Barnesville Elementary School public or private?
Barnesville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.