I.J. Holton Intermediate School

Located at 1800 4TH AVE SE, in AUSTIN, Minnesota, I.J. Holton Intermediate School is an average-sized middle-grades school that works with 712 students (grades 5 through 6), run under Austin Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 44% bigger than typical.

Austin Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,385 students. I.J. Holton Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, I.J. Holton Intermediate School logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% Black, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, I.J. Holton Intermediate School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, I.J. Holton Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 25.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mower County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,074, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. I.J. Holton Intermediate School is one of 34 public schools in Mower County (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students).

Ellis Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around I.J. Holton Intermediate School.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at I.J. Holton Intermediate School has edged down 8%, going from 775 students in 2018 to 712 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 51% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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