Carlos Elementary

Carlos Elementary is a very small elementary campus in CARLOS, Minnesota, run under Alexandria Public School District. The school works with 108 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Carlos Elementary sits 69% smaller than that benchmark.

Alexandria Public School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,034 students. Carlos Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Carlos Elementary shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carlos Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.1%; Carlos Elementary posts 64.7%, +13.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,043, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Douglas County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,781 students), Carlos Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Miltona Elementary, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carlos Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

Carlos Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 120 students in 2018 compared to 108 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.