Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE CENTRAL·NCES 270010001269
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
702 CHATFIELD ST, PRESTON, MN 55965 · (507) 765-3809 · Fillmore County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
125 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
17%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY→FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within FILLMORE CENTRAL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 14 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 FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 311 | 40.2% | 57.1% |
| HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD | 302 | 40.1% | 33.2% |
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary BROOTEN | 294 | 39.8% | 42.4% |
| CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE | 354 | 42.1% | 41.8% |
| Knoll Elementary ORTONVILLE | 282 | 37.6% | 58.2% |
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 FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Fillmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #194 of 844 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #274 of 844 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #166 of 844 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #622 of 1,130 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #83 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #701 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #491 of 942 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #219 of 499 | N/A |
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
311
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
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 | 311 | 28.6 | 10.9:1 | 40% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 28.7 | 10.3:1 | 43% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 29.2 | 10.3:1 | 45% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 26.1 | 14.1:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 37% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 42% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 28% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (367 to 311); teachers up 9% (26.1 to 28.6).
About FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, located in PRESTON, Minnesota, is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 311 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
The district, FILLMORE CENTRAL, has 575 students enrolled across 2 schools.
At FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, 91% of students are White. It is also 7% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY scores 17%.
The school's 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. At FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% in Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.1%, against a prediction of 43.5%.
In Fillmore County, the median household earns about $77,512 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Fillmore County has 15 public schools with about 2,946 students, including FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LANESBORO SECONDARY, is about 6.4 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 306 to 311, a small change. Students per teacher dropped from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 10.9 in 2024-25.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FILLMORE CENTRAL
- FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 264 students
- Fillmore Central ALPHigh
Other Fillmore Central Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fillmore Central Elementary. FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARYGENEVA, NE · 253 students
Nearby schools
- LANESBORO SECONDARY6.4 mi · 193
- LANESBORO ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 249
- FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH9.4 mi · 264
- CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.3 mi · 469
- FOCUS ALP13.3 mi · 6
- CHATFIELD SECONDARY13.3 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARYHow large is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-06.
Is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is overseen by FILLMORE CENTRAL in Fillmore County.
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