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Alumni: what's one memory from Cuyuna Range Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSBY-IRONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270975000291
Cuyuna Range Elementary
509 6TH AVE NE, CROSBY, MN 56441 · (218) 545-8803 · Crow Wing County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
254 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Cuyuna Range Elementary→Crosby-Ironton Secondary
Based on grade levels within Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Cuyuna Range Elementary
Cuyuna Range Elementary's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyuna Range Elementary this school | 533 | 47.7% | 39.2% |
| Rippleside Elementary AITKIN | 476 | 47.3% | 54.8% |
| LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 473 | 45.7% | 40.7% |
| MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA | 470 | 49.8% | 41.3% |
| West Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 612 | 49.2% | N/A |
| NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY NEW YORK MILLS | 460 | 43.9% | 58.1% |
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 Cuyuna Range Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Crow Wing County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #550 of 844 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #524 of 844 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #492 of 844 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #244 of 1,130 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #361 of 769 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #725 of 796 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #363 of 942 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #422 of 499 | #8 of 8 |
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
533
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 533 | 39.7 | 13.4:1 | 48% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 44.7 | 11.9:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 44.7 | 12.1:1 | 54% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 36% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 40.8 | 13.6:1 | 48% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 56% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 37% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 32 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cuyuna Range Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (557 to 533); teachers down 3% (40.8 to 39.7).
About Cuyuna Range Elementary
Cuyuna Range Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in CROSBY, Minnesota. The school serves 533 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
The district, Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist., operates 2 schools serving 988 students.
The large majority of students at Cuyuna Range Elementary, 92%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Crow Wing County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cuyuna Range Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Cuyuna Range Elementary employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Cuyuna Range Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 48%. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Crow Wing County is 8 points.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.5%. Cuyuna Range Elementary scores 39.2%.
In the county around the school, Crow Wing County, median household income is about $72,589, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cuyuna Range Elementary is among the 24 public schools in Crow Wing County.
The closest public school, Crosby-Ironton Secondary, is about 1.4 miles from Cuyuna Range Elementary. Cuyuna Range Elementary places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 526 in 2020-21, 533 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Crow Wing County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,686
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.
- Crosby-Ironton SecondaryHigh · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Crosby-Ironton Secondary1.4 mi · 455
- Aitkin Alternative Learning Program11.0 mi · 4
- Rippleside Elementary11.3 mi · 476
- Aitkin Secondary School11.3 mi · 509
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY13.8 mi · 250
- MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM14.1 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Cuyuna Range ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cuyuna Range Elementary?
Cuyuna Range Elementary enrolls approximately 533 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cuyuna Range Elementary serve?
Cuyuna Range Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Cuyuna Range Elementary have?
Cuyuna Range Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cuyuna Range Elementary?
At Cuyuna Range Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cuyuna Range Elementary in?
Cuyuna Range Elementary is part of Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist..
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.