ISLE ELEMENTARY

Located at 730 5TH AVE S, in ISLE, Minnesota, ISLE ELEMENTARY is a modestly sized K-5 school that serves 200 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 42% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 394 students. ISLE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ISLE ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting ISLE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at ISLE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mille Lacs County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ISLE ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of +7.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mille Lacs County put median household earnings sit near $72,729, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ISLE ELEMENTARY is one of 27 public schools in Mille Lacs County (combined enrollment of about 6,100 students).

ISLE SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ISLE ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ISLE ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. ISLE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 233 (now 200). The White share of enrollment edged up from 75% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.