Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271122000503
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY
423 1ST AVE W, EDGERTON, MN 56128 · (507) 442-7881 · Pipestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
77 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 27 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY→EDGERTON SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.0%
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 39 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 EDGERTON ELEMENTARY
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGERTON ELEMENTARY this school | 209 | 36.8% | 37.6% |
| LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY LESTER PRAIRIE | 213 | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| Lewiston-Altura Elementary LEWISTON | 254 | 39.0% | 59.4% |
| South Elementary School SAINT PETER | 269 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Pearson Elementary WHEATON | 177 | 44.1% | 48.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary GLENCOE | 290 | 42.8% | 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 EDGERTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #573 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #591 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #487 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #785 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #277 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #463 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #565 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #394 of 499 |
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
209
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 209 | 16.3 | 12.9:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 53% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 12.2 | 18.4:1 | 54% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 41% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 12.7 | 17.5:1 | 50% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 54% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 13 | 12.4:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 40% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDGERTON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (222 to 209); teachers up 28% (12.7 to 16.3).
About EDGERTON ELEMENTARY
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in EDGERTON, Minnesota, in Pipestone County. It serves 209 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY sits within EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 437 students.
A majority of students at EDGERTON ELEMENTARY, 74%, are White. Next come 22% Hispanic and 2% Native American. The county population is about 86% White. EDGERTON ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY counts 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. About 37% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for EDGERTON ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, EDGERTON ELEMENTARY would score about 45.3%. It scores 37.6%, 7.7 points below that figure.
Among Pipestone County residents, median household income is about $69,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Pipestone County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,640.
EDGERTON SECONDARY is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. EDGERTON ELEMENTARY comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, EDGERTON ELEMENTARY went from 220 students to 209. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.3:1 to 12.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pipestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,284
Census ACS
Median income
$69,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EDGERTON SECONDARYHigh · 228 students
Other Edgerton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Edgerton Elementary. EDGERTON ELEMENTARY is the 4th largest of the 5.
- EDGERTON ELEMENTARYMAPLEWOOD, MN · 385 students
- Edgerton ElementaryHales Corners, WI · 378 students
- Edgerton Elementary SchoolEdgerton, OH · 251 students
- Edgerton ElemEdgerton, KS · 133 students
Nearby schools
- EDGERTON SECONDARY0.0 mi · 228
- SWWC ALC - Pipestone11.7 mi · 39
- Pipestone Middle13.4 mi · 244
- Pipestone Elementary13.4 mi · 580
- Pipestone Senior High13.4 mi · 302
- SWWC ELC - Pipestone13.7 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About EDGERTON ELEMENTARYHow large is EDGERTON ELEMENTARY?
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 209 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EDGERTON ELEMENTARY serve?
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EDGERTON ELEMENTARY have?
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at EDGERTON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at EDGERTON ELEMENTARY are roughly 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is EDGERTON ELEMENTARY public or private?
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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