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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271224000590
FOLEY ELEMENTARY
743 PENN ST, FOLEY, MN 56329 · (320) 968-7286 · Benton County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
165 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 24% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Based on grade levels within FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
79.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 23 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 FOLEY ELEMENTARY
FOLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 552 | 29.9% | 72.2% |
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY PIERZ | 607 | 30.5% | 64.6% |
| HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY HOLDINGFORD | 589 | 31.6% | 60.7% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 562 | 31.1% | 50.0% |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER | 506 | 31.8% | 56.5% |
| ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 522 | 28.7% | 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 FOLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #24 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #35 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #67 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #227 of 1,130 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #132 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #745 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #688 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #389 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
552
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 552 | 48.1 | 11.5:1 | 30% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 45.2 | 12.8:1 | 32% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 40.9 | 13.9:1 | 35% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 40.5 | 14.5:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 30% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 38 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (588 to 552); teachers up 19% (40.5 to 48.1).
About FOLEY ELEMENTARY
FOLEY ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in FOLEY, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 552 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 60% bigger than average.
Across its 3 schools, FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,921 students. FOLEY ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at FOLEY ELEMENTARY, about 93 are White. Other students are 3% multiracial and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
FOLEY ELEMENTARY reported 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.5:1. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 30% of students at FOLEY ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
A school in Minnesota with FOLEY ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 49.0%. FOLEY ELEMENTARY scores 72.2%.
Looking at the county, Benton County, median household income comes to about $74,410, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 6,680 students.
FOLEY ELEMENTARY is about 0.1 miles from FOLEY SENIOR HIGH, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. FOLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 41.7%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 606 to 552. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYMiddle · 781 students
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 588 students
Other schools in FOLEY
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYMiddle · 781 students
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 588 students
- ALC - FoleyHigh
Other Foley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Foley Elementary. FOLEY ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Foley Elementary SchoolFoley, AL · 1,022 students
Nearby schools
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 588
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 781
- ALC - Sauk Rapids11.4 mi · 59
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High11.4 mi · 1,319
- Mississippi Heights Elementary13.0 mi · 808
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School13.1 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About FOLEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend FOLEY ELEMENTARY?
FOLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-03.
Is FOLEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOLEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOLEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.5:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FOLEY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at FOLEY ELEMENTARY are roughly 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FOLEY ELEMENTARY public or private?
FOLEY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.