Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271221000588
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY
115 4TH AVE W, FLOODWOOD, MN 55736 · (218) 476-2285 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
37 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 | 12 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 10% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY→FLOODWOOD SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 88 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
| MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARBLE | 78 | 43.6% | N/A |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY VIKING | 77 | 42.9% | N/A |
| NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN | 93 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| Minnesota New Country Elementary HENDERSON | 81 | 44.4% | 23.8% |
| HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY HENDRICKS | 74 | 40.5% | 62.8% |
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 FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #958 of 1,130 | #33 of 36 |
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
88
-18 (-17%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 88 | 8.8 | 9.9:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 8 | 11.3:1 | 43% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 10.2 | 8.7:1 | 52% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 10 | 10.6:1 | 44% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 11.9 | 11.1:1 | 51% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 12 | 8.6:1 | 53% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 50% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 43% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 8 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (132 to 88); teachers down 26% (11.9 to 8.8).
About FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in FLOODWOOD, Minnesota, in St. Louis County. The student body numbers 88 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 74% smaller than that.
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY sits within FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 168 students.
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The school is also 13% multiracial. By the diversity index, FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY comes in at 26%.
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25. That is close to the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
allk12 grades FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 42.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.5%.
Census estimates describe St. Louis County this way: median household income is about $70,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of St. Louis County number 100 and enroll about 23,921.
The nearest public school is FLOODWOOD SECONDARY, at less than a tenth of a mile. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on proficiency.
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 106 to 88.
The FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FLOODWOOD SECONDARYHigh · 80 students
- FLOODWOOD ALT. LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Other schools in FLOODWOOD
- FLOODWOOD SECONDARYHigh · 80 students
- FLOODWOOD ALT. LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Nearby schools
- FLOODWOOD SECONDARY0.0 mi · 80
- CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY17.4 mi · 163
- CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY17.4 mi · 137
- SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY17.6 mi · 258
- SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY17.6 mi · 303
- Northern Lights Community School21.6 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARYHow many students attend FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY?
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 88 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY?
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 85% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY?
FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY is overseen by FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.