Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271302000649
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY
201 OSMUND AVE, GOODRIDGE, MN 56725 · (218) 378-4134 · Pennington County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
73 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 23 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY→GOODRIDGE SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY this school | 161 | 45.3% | 33.9% |
| SOUTH TERRACE ELEMENTARY CARLTON | 163 | 43.6% | 31.4% |
| Solway Elementary SOLWAY | 148 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
| WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY SILVER BAY | 143 | 42.0% | 27.7% |
| ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY ULEN | 144 | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| WABASSO ELEMENTARY WABASSO | 167 | 40.7% | 47.6% |
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 GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #623 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #602 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #643 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #841 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #397 of 942 |
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
161
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 161 | 10.6 | 15.2:1 | 45% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 11.1 | 14.1:1 | 54% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 12.1 | 12.4:1 | 62% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 48% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 11.9 | 12.9:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 47% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 53% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 55% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (153 to 161); teachers down 11% (11.9 to 10.6).
About GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school based in GOODRIDGE, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 161 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. It has 53% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
Federal data list 2 schools in GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 275 students enrolled.
The share of students at GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY who are White is 88%. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Pennington County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
Its ratio of 15.2:1 is based on 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. In all, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY scores 33.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.7%.
Pennington County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,325 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY shares Pennington County with 6 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY is closest to GOODRIDGE SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.3%; GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY's is 33.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
Federal data place GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (160) to 2024-25 (161).
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Pennington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,791
Census ACS
Median income
$77,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,000 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GOODRIDGE SECONDARYHigh · 114 students
Nearby schools
- GOODRIDGE SECONDARY0.0 mi · 114
- GRYGLA ELEMENTARY13.9 mi · 68
- GRYGLA SECONDARY13.9 mi · 67
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE16.4 mi · 454
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY17.1 mi · 727
- NORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER17.3 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARYHow large is GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY serve?
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY have?
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY in?
GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY is part of GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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