EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY

EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of compact scale in EAGLE LAKE, Minnesota, operated by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 270 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 22 schools operated by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 8,219 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAGLE LAKE 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 47.8%; this one delivers 63.0%, a residual of +15.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Blue Earth County) logs that median household income runs about $74,477, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Blue Earth County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,034 students), of which EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Winds Middle School, around 3.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 270). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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