Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DASSEL-COKATO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 271006000427
DASSEL ELEMENTARY
131 WILLIAM AVE E, DASSEL, MN 55325 · (320) 286-4100 · Meeker County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
116 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
80.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 25 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 DASSEL ELEMENTARY
DASSEL ELEMENTARY's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY this school | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
| KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL | 346 | 30.6% | 42.9% |
| Rice Elementary RICE | 357 | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDEN VALLEY | 383 | 31.1% | 55.2% |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY COKATO | 401 | 32.9% | 68.7% |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 341 | 34.3% | 62.6% |
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 DASSEL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #22 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #26 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #70 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #548 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #700 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #739 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #651 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #235 of 244 |
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
364
+51 (+16%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 364 | 21.5 | 16.9:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 22.5 | 13.9:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 20.5 | 15.9:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 20.7 | 17.5:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 23% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DASSEL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (362 to 364); teachers up 4% (20.7 to 21.5).
About DASSEL ELEMENTARY
DASSEL ELEMENTARY sits in DASSEL, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 364 students.
District-wide, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools has 5 schools and 2,020 students.
Roughly 93% of students at DASSEL ELEMENTARY are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Meeker County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for DASSEL ELEMENTARY is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 21.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.9:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%.
DASSEL ELEMENTARY beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 24.5 points (72.5% versus 47.9%), a top-10% result in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Meeker County show that median household income comes to about $75,446, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,994 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH, is about 3.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, DASSEL ELEMENTARY is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 313 to 364. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Meeker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,468
Census ACS
Median income
$75,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
- DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 601 students
- DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLEMiddle · 576 students
- COKATO ELEMENTARYElementary · 401 students
- DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR.High · 78 students
- Dassel-Cokato Virtual School ELElementary
- Dassel-Cokato Virtual School MiddleMiddle
Nearby schools
- DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH3.5 mi · 601
- DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE3.5 mi · 576
- DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR.5.3 mi · 78
- COKATO ELEMENTARY5.6 mi · 401
- Village Ranch Alternative Program6.9 mi · 33
- Wings Alternative Program9.9 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About DASSEL ELEMENTARYHow large is DASSEL ELEMENTARY?
DASSEL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-04.
Is DASSEL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DASSEL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does DASSEL ELEMENTARY have?
DASSEL ELEMENTARY employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at DASSEL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DASSEL ELEMENTARY are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is DASSEL ELEMENTARY in?
DASSEL ELEMENTARY is part of Dassel-Cokato Public Schools.
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