Blue Earth Area Elementary

Located at 315 E 6TH ST, in BLUE EARTH, Minnesota, Blue Earth Area Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that caters to 515 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Blue Earth Area School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Blue Earth Area Elementary sits 50% bigger than that benchmark.

Blue Earth Area School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,064 students. Blue Earth Area Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Blue Earth Area Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Blue Earth Area Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Blue Earth Area Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Faribault County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,815 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Faribault County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), of which Blue Earth Area Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Blue Earth Area Early Childhood Spe, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blue Earth Area Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 506 students in 2018 compared to 515 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Blue Earth Area Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.