Fisher Elementary

Set in FISHER, Minnesota, Fisher Elementary is a micro-enrollment primary school, run under Fisher Public School District. It enrolls 123 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Fisher Public School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 222 students; Fisher Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fisher Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Fisher Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fisher Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 30.8%, a residual of -7.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Polk County) reports that median household income runs about $73,107, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Fisher Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fisher Secondary, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fisher Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Fisher Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 123). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 12% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.