GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY

Located at 201 OSMUND AVE, in GOODRIDGE, Minnesota, GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY is a small elementary campus that serves 161 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 344.

Across the 2 schools in GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (275 students total), GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest reads as 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pennington County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pennington County) records that the typical household earns roughly $77,325 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pennington County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,000 students), GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GOODRIDGE SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY has ticked up 5%, going from 153 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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