Enrollment
83
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEARTLAND LAKES COMMUNITY SCHOOL·NCES 279146012840
Heartland Lakes Elementary
1005 PARK AVE N, PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470 · (218) 237-3903 · Hubbard County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
31 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 7% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Heartland Lakes Elementary
Heartland Lakes Elementary's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Lakes Elementary this school | 83 | 37.3% | 24.8% |
| HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY HENDRICKS | 74 | 40.5% | 62.8% |
| LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY LAKE BENTON | 100 | 36.0% | 63.3% |
| FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY FLOODWOOD | 88 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY VIKING | 77 | 42.9% | N/A |
| MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARBLE | 78 | 43.6% | 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 Heartland Lakes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #966 of 1,130 |
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.
About Heartland Lakes Elementary
Heartland Lakes Elementary runs as a small elementary school in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota. The school's 83 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
The school's district is Heartland Lakes Community School.
At Heartland Lakes Elementary, White students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Heartland Lakes Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
The school reports 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 37%. That is 12 points below the 49% average for public schools in Hubbard County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Heartland Lakes Elementary would score about 45.0%. It scores 24.8%, a bottom-10% result among Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Heartland Lakes Elementary is located in Hubbard County, where median household income is about $71,995, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Hubbard County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,415.
Nearest public school: Park Rapids Virtual Academy High, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Heartland Lakes Elementary places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote. Heartland Lakes Elementary operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
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Hubbard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,831
Census ACS
Median income
$71,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK RAPIDS
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARYElementary · 861 students
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 420 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 50 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · 26 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · 21 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy High0.6 mi · 21
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM0.6 mi · 50
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH0.6 mi · 420
- Century Middle School Within A Sch0.6 mi · 26
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle0.6 mi · 1
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 861
Frequently asked questions
About Heartland Lakes ElementaryHow large is Heartland Lakes Elementary?
Heartland Lakes Elementary enrolls approximately 83 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Heartland Lakes Elementary serve?
Heartland Lakes Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heartland Lakes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heartland Lakes Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heartland Lakes Elementary?
At Heartland Lakes Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Is Heartland Lakes Elementary public or private?
Heartland Lakes Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Heartland Lakes Community School.
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