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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE EARTH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270013000241
Blue Earth Area Elementary
315 E 6TH ST, BLUE EARTH, MN 56013 · (507) 526-3090 · Faribault County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
272 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Blue Earth Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Blue Earth Area Elementary
Blue Earth Area Elementary's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth Area Elementary this school | 515 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA | 429 | 53.4% | 45.1% |
| Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE | 580 | 49.1% | 40.7% |
| Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD | 568 | 50.5% | 51.1% |
| Lakeview Elementary ALBERT LEA | 400 | 52.3% | 40.8% |
| Windom Area Elementary WINDOM | 493 | 49.3% | 47.7% |
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 Blue Earth Area Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #564 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #547 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #512 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #271 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #582 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #457 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #296 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #204 of 244 |
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
515
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 515 | 33.4 | 15.4:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 33.4 | 15.3:1 | 48% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 30.5 | 16.1:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 42% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 33.2 | 15.2:1 | 51% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 47% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 34% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Earth Area Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (506 to 515); teachers up 1% (33.2 to 33.4).
About Blue Earth Area Elementary
At 315 E 6TH ST in BLUE EARTH, Minnesota, Blue Earth Area Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 515 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
In Blue Earth Area School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,064 students.
The student body at Blue Earth Area Elementary is 73% White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Faribault County's residents are about 89% White, 16 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Blue Earth Area Elementary, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Blue Earth Area Elementary outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Blue Earth Area Elementary is 1.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In the wider Faribault County area, the median household earns about $66,815 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Blue Earth Area Elementary shares Faribault County with 5 other public schools.
Blue Earth Area Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Blue Earth Area Early Childhood Spe, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Blue Earth Area Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Blue Earth Area Elementary's average proficiency of 38.2% compares with 32.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 51 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Blue Earth Area Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Faribault County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,914
Census ACS
Median income
$66,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Earth Area School District
- Blue Earth Area SecondaryHigh · 378 students
- BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLEMiddle · 163 students
- Blue Earth Area Early Childhood SpeElementary · 8 students
Other schools in BLUE EARTH
- Blue Earth Area SecondaryHigh · 378 students
- BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLEMiddle · 163 students
- Blue Earth Area Early Childhood SpeElementary · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Earth Area Early Childhood Spe0.0 mi · 8
- BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 163
- Blue Earth Area Secondary0.9 mi · 378
- Granada Huntley East Chain High Sch13.0 mi · 98
- Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch13.0 mi · 138
- Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S13.0 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Earth Area ElementaryHow large is Blue Earth Area Elementary?
Blue Earth Area Elementary enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blue Earth Area Elementary serve?
Blue Earth Area Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Blue Earth Area Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Blue Earth Area Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Blue Earth Area Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Earth Area Elementary are roughly 73% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Blue Earth Area Elementary in?
Blue Earth Area Elementary is part of Blue Earth Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.