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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271752000803
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY
1156 W LAKEWOOD AVE, LAKE CITY, MN 55041 · (651) 345-4551 · Wabasha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
219 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY→LINCOLN SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 592 | 37.0% | 40.7% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY NEW ULM | 643 | 37.6% | 49.6% |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary DILWORTH | 555 | 35.7% | 43.7% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 505 | 36.6% | 45.5% |
| Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY | 608 | 38.0% | 40.8% |
| LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE | 515 | 36.7% | 56.3% |
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 BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #517 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #523 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #457 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #172 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #282 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #610 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #559 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #333 of 499 |
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
592
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 592 | 45.9 | 12.9:1 | 37% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 44.3 | 13.2:1 | 40% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 44.2 | 13.9:1 | 41% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 47.3 | 13.8:1 | 27% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 36% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 14% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (654 to 592); teachers down 3% (47.3 to 45.9).
About BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY
LAKE CITY, Minnesota, is home to BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 592 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 72% above that.
A total of 2 schools make up LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,189 students enrolled.
About 84% of the student body at BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Wabasha County's population at about 95%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 45.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is 4.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.7%. Predicted: 45.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Wabasha County, the median household income is $82,007, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wabasha County is home to 11 public schools and about 3,408 public school students.
The closest other public school is LINCOLN SECONDARY, about 0.6 miles away. BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 40.7% versus a 45.0% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 579 in 2020-21 and 592 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wabasha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,565
Census ACS
Median income
$82,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,408 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINCOLN SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- LINCOLN SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- Lake City Credit RecoveryHigh
Other Bluff View Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bluff View Elementary. BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Bluff View ElementaryPrairie du Chien, WI · 190 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN SECONDARY0.6 mi · 597
- Pepin High6.1 mi · 110
- Pepin Elementary6.1 mi · 115
- Red Wing Senior High13.7 mi · 762
- Reach Programs13.9 mi · 68
- 5RiversOnline Secondary13.9 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY?
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY in?
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is part of LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.