Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270738000309
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY
511 W MAIN ST, CALEDONIA, MN 55921 · (507) 725-5205 · Houston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
91 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY this school | 295 | 30.8% | 65.2% |
| COHASSET ELEMENTARY COHASSET | 312 | 31.7% | 56.7% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD | 317 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
| KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL | 346 | 30.6% | 42.9% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School MAZEPPA | 349 | 28.9% | 67.2% |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
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 CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #75 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #153 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #44 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #653 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #223 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #740 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #669 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #478 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
295
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 295 | 23.8 | 12.4:1 | 31% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 29% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 30% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 27% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 20.3 | 14.7:1 | 31% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 21% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 24% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (299 to 295); teachers up 17% (20.3 to 23.8).
About CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CALEDONIA, Minnesota. Its 295 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 693 students, and its 4 schools include CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY.
The student body at CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY is 93% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.4 students per teacher. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 31% of students.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% in Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.2%, against a prediction of 48.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Houston County show that the median household income is $79,825, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY, Houston County has 19 other public schools.
Nearby, Houston County JDC School is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The school's 65.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,653
Census ACS
Median income
$79,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,089 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 259 students
- CALEDONIA MIDDLEMiddle · 138 students
- Houston County JDC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other schools in CALEDONIA
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 259 students
- CALEDONIA MIDDLEMiddle · 138 students
- Houston County JDC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other Caledonia Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Caledonia Elementary. CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Caledonia ElementaryCaledonia, MS · 1,070 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolCaledonia, IL · 449 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolCALEDONIA, MI · 378 students
- Caledonia Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 245 students
- CALEDONIA ELEM.CALEDONIA, MO · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Houston County JDC School0.3 mi · 1
- CALEDONIA MIDDLE0.6 mi · 138
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH0.6 mi · 259
- SPRING GROVE SECONDARY8.6 mi · 163
- SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY8.6 mi · 186
- HOUSTON ELEMENTARY9.3 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About CALEDONIA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY?
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY serve?
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY?
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY?
CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY is overseen by CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Houston County.
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