Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270369000171
BARNUM ELEMENTARY
3813 E NORTH ST, BARNUM, MN 55707 · (218) 389-6976 · Carlton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats 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
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
113 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
BARNUM ELEMENTARY→BARNUM SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 BARNUM ELEMENTARY
BARNUM ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNUM ELEMENTARY this school | 348 | 32.5% | 46.2% |
| COHASSET ELEMENTARY COHASSET | 312 | 31.7% | 56.7% |
| Rice Elementary RICE | 357 | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 341 | 34.3% | 62.6% |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD | 317 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
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 BARNUM ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #415 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #499 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #363 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #573 of 1,130 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #362 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #652 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #643 of 942 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #244 of 499 | #4 of 7 |
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
348
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 348 | 25.9 | 13.4:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 28.4 | 11.9:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 27.1 | 12.3:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 27% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 31.6 | 12.8:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 39% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 42% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 40% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARNUM ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (404 to 348); teachers down 18% (31.6 to 25.9).
About BARNUM ELEMENTARY
Students in BARNUM, Minnesota, attend BARNUM ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 348 students.
BARNUM ELEMENTARY is a school in BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 2 schools and 660 students.
White students are the large majority at BARNUM ELEMENTARY, with 88% of enrollment. Next come 9% multiracial. The White share in Carlton County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. The chance that two students picked at random at BARNUM ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The school reports 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%.
BARNUM ELEMENTARY is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Minnesota, BARNUM ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.2% actual against a predicted 47.6%.
In Carlton County (population about 36,518), median household income is about $80,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. BARNUM ELEMENTARY is one of 25 public schools in Carlton County, which together enroll about 6,201 students.
The shortest distance from BARNUM ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to BARNUM SECONDARY. The ten-mile area around BARNUM ELEMENTARY holds 4 other public schools. The school's 46.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 351 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 348.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at BARNUM ELEMENTARY. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Barnum Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Barnum Elementary. BARNUM ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Barnum Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 334 students
Nearby schools
- BARNUM SECONDARY0.5 mi · 312
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER5.6 mi · 3
- MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY6.2 mi · 276
- MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY6.2 mi · 285
- WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY14.6 mi · 205
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY14.6 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About BARNUM ELEMENTARYHow many students attend BARNUM ELEMENTARY?
BARNUM ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does BARNUM ELEMENTARY serve?
BARNUM ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at BARNUM ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at BARNUM ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BARNUM ELEMENTARY?
At BARNUM ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is BARNUM ELEMENTARY public or private?
BARNUM ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.