Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270747000321
CANBY ELEMENTARY
307 1ST ST W, CANBY, MN 56220 · (507) 223-2003 · Yellow Medicine County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
121 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 35 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
CANBY ELEMENTARY→CANBY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 CANBY ELEMENTARY
CANBY ELEMENTARY's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANBY ELEMENTARY this school | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY | 306 | 40.8% | 50.3% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRESTON | 311 | 40.2% | 57.1% |
| MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY MOOSE LAKE | 285 | 39.3% | 41.4% |
| HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD | 302 | 40.1% | 33.2% |
| CHERRY ELEMENTARY IRON | 297 | 38.0% | 46.7% |
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 CANBY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #320 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #444 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #200 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #633 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #300 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #715 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #509 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #195 of 244 |
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
304
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 304 | 23.3 | 13.1:1 | 40% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 24.1 | 12.3:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 20.2 | 15.1:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 41% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 22.7 | 13.1:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 42% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 49% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANBY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (297 to 304); teachers up 2% (22.7 to 23.3).
About CANBY ELEMENTARY
CANBY ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of CANBY, Minnesota. The school enrolls 304 students in pre-K through 6.
The district, CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 604 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Roughly 92% of students at CANBY ELEMENTARY are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
CANBY ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 13.1 students per teacher, from 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at CANBY ELEMENTARY, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, CANBY ELEMENTARY outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
CANBY ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.9%, compared with a predicted 43.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Yellow Medicine County area, median household income comes to about $74,000, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yellow Medicine County counts 9 public schools with about 1,274 students.
Measured in a straight line, CANBY SECONDARY is about 0.4 miles from CANBY ELEMENTARY. CANBY ELEMENTARY comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for CANBY ELEMENTARY is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, CANBY ELEMENTARY had a net gain of 30 students, or 11%.
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Yellow Medicine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,451
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANBY
- CANBY SECONDARYHigh · 300 students
- Canby Learning Center Credit RecovHigh
Nearby schools
- CANBY SECONDARY0.4 mi · 300
- HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY16.1 mi · 74
- Hendricks High School16.1 mi · 59
- MNVSS16.1 mi · 111
- Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe17.5 mi · 71
- MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY18.0 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About CANBY ELEMENTARYHow large is CANBY ELEMENTARY?
CANBY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CANBY ELEMENTARY serve?
CANBY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CANBY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at CANBY ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at CANBY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CANBY ELEMENTARY are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is CANBY ELEMENTARY in?
CANBY ELEMENTARY is part of CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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