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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270606000245
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY
528 SW 8TH ST, BRAHAM, MN 55006 · (320) 396-3316 · Isanti County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
173 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY→BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 BRAHAM ELEMENTARY
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY this school | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Maple River Elementary MAPLETON | 424 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY | 414 | 38.2% | 45.0% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 477 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Laurentian Elementary EVELETH | 488 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
| Isanti Intermediate School ISANTI | 422 | 40.0% | 32.8% |
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 BRAHAM ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Isanti County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #303 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #294 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #297 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #428 of 1,130 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #483 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #656 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #489 of 942 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #210 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
429
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+141% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 429 | 29.5 | 14.5:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 48% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.5 | 14.6:1 | 55% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 50% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 31% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRAHAM ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (422 to 429); teachers up 6% (28 to 29.5).
About BRAHAM ELEMENTARY
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY sits in BRAHAM, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 429 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 2 schools: BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 783 students.
The large majority of students at BRAHAM ELEMENTARY, 88%, are White. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Isanti County residents. BRAHAM ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY scores 51.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Isanti County, median household income is about $87,440, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is one of 24 public schools in Isanti County, which together enroll about 6,086 students.
The nearest public school is BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY, at about 0.2 miles. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, BRAHAM ELEMENTARY ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 409 to 429 over 4 years.
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Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAHAM AREA SECONDARYHigh · 354 students
Nearby schools
- BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY0.2 mi · 354
- Cambridge-Isanti High School9.7 mi · 1,582
- C-I Education Center9.7 mi · 3
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-59.7 mi · 18
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-129.7 mi · 88
- RUSH CITY SECONDARY10.0 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About BRAHAM ELEMENTARYHow many students attend BRAHAM ELEMENTARY?
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does BRAHAM ELEMENTARY serve?
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does BRAHAM ELEMENTARY have?
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at BRAHAM ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BRAHAM ELEMENTARY are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BRAHAM ELEMENTARY in?
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is part of BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.