Halverson Elementary

Located at 707 E 10TH ST, in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, Halverson Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that instructs 360 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Albert Lea Public School District.

Albert Lea Public School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,335 students. Halverson Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Halverson Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Freeborn County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Halverson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 37.2%.

Around the school, Freeborn County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,023, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Freeborn County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,061 students), of which Halverson Elementary is one.

Hawthorne Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Halverson Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Halverson Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 360). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Halverson Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.