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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270735000306
Byron Intermediate School
501 10TH AVE NE, BYRON, MN 55920 · (507) 775-6620 · Olmsted County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
88 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 172 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 197 | 36% |
Student demographics
25%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Byron Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
77.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Byron Intermediate School
Byron Intermediate School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Intermediate School this school | 551 | 16.0% | 66.3% |
| RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 573 | 14.3% | 55.4% |
| MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 554 | 16.2% | 62.5% |
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA | 530 | 16.0% | 61.9% |
| Byron Primary School BYRON | 519 | 18.1% | N/A |
| EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET | 527 | 15.2% | 51.1% |
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 Byron Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #58 of 844 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #47 of 844 | #1 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #73 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #228 of 1,130 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #630 of 769 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #627 of 796 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #884 of 942 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #83 of 244 | #3 of 6 |
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
551
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 551 | 34.5 | 16.0:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 34.3 | 16.7:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 29.3 | 18.9:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 26.8 | 17.9:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 16% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 10% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 42 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byron Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (480 to 551); teachers up 29% (26.8 to 34.5).
About Byron Intermediate School
Byron Intermediate School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in BYRON, Minnesota. It covers grades 3 through 5, with a total enrollment of 551 students. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Byron Public School District is responsible for 4 schools, Byron Intermediate School included, with 2,342 students in all.
The student body at Byron Intermediate School is 86% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Olmsted County, the White share is about 77%. Byron Intermediate School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Byron Intermediate School's 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Olmsted County is 19 points.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Byron Intermediate School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Byron Intermediate School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%; the prediction is 56.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Olmsted County show that the median household income is $95,406, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Byron Intermediate School, Olmsted County has 71 other public schools.
Byron Primary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Byron Intermediate School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Byron Intermediate School as Town: Fringe.
The school enrolled 551 students in 2024-25, 54 more than the 497 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for Byron Intermediate School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byron Public School District
- Byron Senior High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Byron Primary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Other schools in BYRON
- Byron Senior High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Byron Primary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Byron Primary School0.1 mi · 519
- Byron Middle School1.3 mi · 577
- Byron Senior High School1.6 mi · 695
- Gibbs Elementary School5.2 mi · 675
- Kasson-Mantorville Elementary5.6 mi · 796
- Bishop Elementary School5.6 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Byron Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Byron Intermediate School?
Byron Intermediate School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 03-05.
Is Byron Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Byron Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Byron Intermediate School have?
Byron Intermediate School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Byron Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Byron Intermediate School are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Byron Intermediate School in?
Byron Intermediate School is part of Byron Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.