Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 273045001291
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY
601 1ST ST NE, RED LAKE FALLS, MN 56750 · (218) 253-2161 · Red Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
100 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY→LAFAYETTE SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.0%
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 60 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 2024-25Enrollment
237
+42 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.1:1
% White
85%
was 86%
% Hispanic
5%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in RED LAKE FALLS, Minnesota, run under RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., with 237 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.
RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 421 students. J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 53.8%.
In the broader community, Red Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,188 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Red Lake County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 764 students), of which J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAFAYETTE SECONDARY, around 0.5 miles off. On composite proficiency, J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY has rose 22%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.
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Red Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,915
Census ACS
Median income
$77,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- LAFAYETTE SECONDARYHigh · 184 students
Other schools in RED LAKE FALLS
- LAFAYETTE SECONDARYHigh · 184 students
- PINE TO PRAIRIE COOP. CTR.High
Nearby schools
- LAFAYETTE SECONDARY0.5 mi · 184
- Red Lake County Central Elementary10.5 mi · 178
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY15.3 mi · 727
- NORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER16.5 mi · 23
- Highland Elementary16.5 mi · 474
- LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH16.6 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARYHow many students attend J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY?
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY serve?
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY is approximately 9.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY in?
J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY is part of RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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