Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON·NCES 279145102327
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem
110 E 3RD ST, JANESVILLE, MN 56048 · (507) 234-5181 · Waseca County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
79 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem→JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
63.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem this school | 317 | 24.9% | 59.7% |
| Taylors Falls Elementary TAYLORS FALLS | 329 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School ZUMBROTA | 298 | 23.5% | N/A |
| La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT | 359 | 26.5% | 58.0% |
| Pike Lake Elementary DULUTH | 293 | 23.2% | 60.9% |
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY | 380 | 23.7% | 53.1% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #147 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #214 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #139 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #614 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #147 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #696 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #754 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #335 of 499 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 317 | 27.4 | 11.6:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 28.5 | 11.3:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 29.9 | 11.6:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 27.3 | 12.8:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 33% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 32% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 28% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (350 to 317); teachers unchanged (27.3 to 27.4).
About Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem
JANESVILLE, Minnesota, is home to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 317 students.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem is one of 2 schools in JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON, which enrolls 629 students in total.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem. Next come 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Waseca County, where about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem are from different groups.
Staffing at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem comes to 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. On the income side, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Waseca County, the average is 41%.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem's results are 8.0 points above predicted: 59.7% against 51.7%.
In Waseca County, the median household earns about $76,261 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Waseca County, 13 public schools serve about 2,915 students.
JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC is the nearest public school to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 317, down from 332 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.6:1, from 12.8:1.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Waseca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,885
Census ACS
Median income
$76,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,915 students
Quick facts
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- JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC0.0 mi · 312
- ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY8.0 mi · 411
- ST. CLAIR SECONDARY8.0 mi · 409
- EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY9.4 mi · 270
- WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL9.8 mi · 380
- WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR.9.9 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton ElemHow large is Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem?
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-06.
Is Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem.
How diverse is Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem?
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem in?
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem is part of JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON.
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