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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271017000436
DELANO ELEMENTARY
678 TIGER DR, DELANO, MN 55328 · (763) 972-6200 · Wright County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 90% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
105 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 26 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 159 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 178 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 186 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 195 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 DELANO ELEMENTARY
DELANO ELEMENTARY's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANO ELEMENTARY this school | 744 | 14.1% | 67.2% |
| Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN | 731 | 17.4% | 57.8% |
| WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO | 684 | 16.4% | 63.4% |
| O.H. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY MAHTOMEDI | 656 | 12.7% | 68.1% |
| WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 648 | 10.8% | N/A |
| RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 573 | 14.3% | 55.4% |
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 DELANO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #48 of 844 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #94 of 844 | #5 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #111 of 844 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #54 of 1,130 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #596 of 769 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #667 of 796 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #899 of 942 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #167 of 499 | #5 of 14 |
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
744
+107 (+17%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 744 | 47.8 | 15.6:1 | 14% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 47.7 | 15.6:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 42.8 | 16.6:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 55.4 | 16.6:1 | 9% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 13% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 8% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DELANO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (918 to 744); teachers down 14% (55.4 to 47.8).
About DELANO ELEMENTARY
DELANO ELEMENTARY is a public large elementary school in DELANO, Minnesota. Grades offered run from pre-K through 3, with 744 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 116% bigger than that.
DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, DELANO ELEMENTARY included, with 2,457 students in all.
White students are the large majority at DELANO ELEMENTARY, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Wright County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at DELANO ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The school employs the equivalent of 47.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at DELANO ELEMENTARY is 14%. It compares with 24% for public schools in Wright County.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, DELANO ELEMENTARY receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.5% for DELANO ELEMENTARY. The school posts 67.2%, 9.7 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Wright County, median household income is about $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. DELANO ELEMENTARY is among the 88 public schools in Wright County.
The shortest distance from DELANO ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Delano Intermediate School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. DELANO ELEMENTARY places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 637 to 744. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.2:1).
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Delano High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Delano Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in DELANO
- Delano High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Delano Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other Delano Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Delano Elementary. DELANO ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Delano ElementaryMemphis, TN · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Delano Intermediate School0.2 mi · 555
- Delano High School0.3 mi · 1,158
- ROCKFORD MIDDLE3.4 mi · 487
- Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet3.7 mi · 599
- ROCKFORD SECONDARY3.8 mi · 479
- Watertown-Mayer Elementary School6.6 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About DELANO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at DELANO ELEMENTARY?
DELANO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 744 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does DELANO ELEMENTARY serve?
DELANO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at DELANO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at DELANO ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DELANO ELEMENTARY?
At DELANO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DELANO ELEMENTARY in?
DELANO ELEMENTARY is part of DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.