Hermantown Elementary

Located at 5365 W ARROWHEAD, in HERMANTOWN, Minnesota, Hermantown Elementary is a substantial primary school that works with 731 students (grades K through 4), run under Hermantown Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 113% bigger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Hermantown Community Schools (2,118 students total), Hermantown Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hermantown Elementary lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hermantown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) shows that median household earnings sit near $70,069, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hermantown Elementary is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hermantown Early Childhood, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hermantown Elementary. On composite proficiency, Hermantown Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 744 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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