CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY

Set in FRANKLIN, Minnesota, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school, one of the schools within CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 171 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Within CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 390 students, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Renville County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Renville County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 51.5%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Renville County) records that median household income runs about $70,625, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is one of 10 public schools in Renville County (combined enrollment of about 1,806 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Mountain Middle/High School, around 8.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 200 students in 2018 compared to 171 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.