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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270822000349
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11555 HILLSIDE DR SE, CHATFIELD, MN 55923 · (507) 867-4521 · Fillmore County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
125 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CHATFIELD SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
63.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 469 | 26.7% | 60.3% |
| HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 448 | 26.3% | 60.7% |
| NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO | 419 | 25.8% | 52.2% |
| Voyager Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 446 | 27.8% | 54.4% |
| MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE LAKE | 404 | 27.2% | 51.4% |
| ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 522 | 28.7% | N/A |
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 CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Fillmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #136 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #211 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #85 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #349 of 1,130 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #412 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #769 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #727 of 942 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #399 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
469
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 27% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 35.1 | 12.7:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 30% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 32.9 | 15.1:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 27% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 14% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (496 to 469); teachers up 3% (32.9 to 34).
About CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in CHATFIELD, Minnesota. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 469 students in 2024-25. The school is 36% larger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The 3 schools in CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 898 students altogether, CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. That is in line with Fillmore County, where about 95% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. In all, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.3% versus 50.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In Fillmore County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,512 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fillmore County number 15, with about 2,946 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CHATFIELD SECONDARY, is about 1.4 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 469 in 2024-25.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CHATFIELD SECONDARYHigh · 423 students
- FOCUS ALPHigh · 6 students
Other schools in CHATFIELD
- CHATFIELD SECONDARYHigh · 423 students
- FOCUS ALPHigh · 6 students
Other Chatfield Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Chatfield Elementary. CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- CHATFIELD ELEMENTARYBELLE PLAINE, MN · 308 students
- Chatfield Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 371 students
Nearby schools
- CHATFIELD SECONDARY1.4 mi · 423
- FOCUS ALP1.4 mi · 6
- DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY9.7 mi · 509
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY9.9 mi · 457
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 237
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Fillmore County.
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