Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270011001098
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
231 4TH AVE E, FRANKLIN, MN 55333 · (507) 557-2251 · Renville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- ABeats 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
9.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
94 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 12 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY→Cedar Mountain Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 16 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 CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY this school | 171 | 55.0% | 51.5% |
| ISLE ELEMENTARY ISLE | 200 | 52.5% | 44.0% |
| RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY DULUTH | 208 | 51.4% | 31.3% |
| Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch GRANADA | 138 | 57.2% | 29.8% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN | 136 | 57.4% | 34.9% |
| NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY HUTCHINSON | 219 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
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 CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #306 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #160 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #331 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #825 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #273 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #227 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
171
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 171 | 17.7 | 9.7:1 | 55% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 16.7 | 10.2:1 | 55% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 17.6 | 11.0:1 | 55% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 15 | 11.2:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 17.7 | 11.3:1 | 56% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 53% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 50% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 31% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (200 to 171); teachers unchanged (17.7 to 17.7).
About CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
At 231 4TH AVE E in FRANKLIN, Minnesota, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school. It reported 171 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 390 students across 2 schools.
More than half of enrollment at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is White: 74%. Other groups make up 11% Native American, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 87% of Renville County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
A staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.7:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 4.0 students per teacher. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 45% average for public schools in Renville County.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is 16.0 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Renville County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,625, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,806, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY among them.
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School is about 8.0 miles from CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Nearby schools with test data average 41.9% proficiency; CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY posts 51.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 168 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 171. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.2:1 to 9.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Renville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,558
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Cedar Mountain Middle/High SchoolHigh · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Mountain Middle/High School8.0 mi · 219
- REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH10.3 mi · 362
- REDWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE10.3 mi · 309
- REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 442
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda17.0 mi · 245
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element17.0 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY serve?
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is approximately 9.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY in?
CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is part of CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.