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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271404000726

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY

404 S 4TH ST, BEAVER CREEK, MN 56116 · (507) 673-2541 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
35 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Pre-K
4
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
27
Grade 2
20
Grade 3
25
Grade 4
27
Grade 5
33
Student demographics
White
13689%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Two+
43%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Native American
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Pacific Islander
64%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
7046%
Female
8354%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARYHILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY
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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
56.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
153
-22 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
89%
was 90%
% Hispanic
1%
was 5%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY operates as a close-knit elementary campus in BEAVER CREEK, Minnesota, one of the schools within HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 153 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% below the state mean of about 344.

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 343 students. HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 54.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rock County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,295, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Rock County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,485 students), of which HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY is one.

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 175 students in 2018 compared to 153 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 5% to 1% over that span.

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Rock County at a glance

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Population
9,621
Census ACS
Median income
$71,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,485 students

Quick facts

School name
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY
District
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
404 S 4TH ST, BEAVER CREEK, MN 56116
Phone
(507) 673-2541
County
Rock County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
153
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
35 (23%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271404000726
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 153 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY serve?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY have?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY?
At HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY is overseen by HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rock County.
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