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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273255001405
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY
95 S HARTE, RUSH CITY, MN 55069 · (320) 358-1362 · Chisago County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
158 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY→RUSH CITY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY this school | 414 | 38.2% | 45.0% |
| Isanti Intermediate School ISANTI | 422 | 40.0% | 32.8% |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Maple River Elementary MAPLETON | 424 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 361 | 38.5% | 56.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 481 | 37.8% | 52.8% |
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 C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Chisago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #436 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #428 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #506 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #451 of 1,130 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #22 of 769 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #619 of 796 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #541 of 942 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #235 of 499 | 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
414
-65 (-14%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 414 | 46.3 | 8.9:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 41.2 | 11.2:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 37.3 | 13.2:1 | 42% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 29% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 20% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (483 to 414); teachers up 85% (25 to 46.3).
About C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school run by RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in RUSH CITY, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 414 students across pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
The district, RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 805 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY. Next come 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
The school has 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 8.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 27% for public schools in Chisago County.
After adjusting for student poverty, C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.0%; the prediction is 44.5%.
In Chisago County, the median household earns about $99,400 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Chisago County, 27 public schools serve about 7,668 students.
RUSH CITY SECONDARY is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 414, down from 479 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.9:1, from 14.5:1.
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RUSH CITY SECONDARYHigh · 391 students
Other schools in RUSH CITY
- RUSH CITY SECONDARYHigh · 391 students
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITYHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- RUSH CITY SECONDARY0.2 mi · 391
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITY1.7 mi · 1
- PINE CITY SECONDARY8.4 mi · 683
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTER8.6 mi · 22
- Vision8.8 mi · 19
- PINE CITY ELEMENTARY9.3 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY?
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY serve?
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY have?
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY?
At C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY public or private?
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.