Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271722000796
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY
405 HAZEL AVE E, KIMBALL, MN 55353 · (320) 398-5425 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
106 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY→KIMBALL SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
346
+17 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
% White
92%
was 97%
% Hispanic
5%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KIMBALL ELEMENTARY
As a mid-tier elementary-level community in KIMBALL, Minnesota, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY educates 346 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 759 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting KIMBALL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Stearns County's rate of about 44%.
After controlling for student poverty, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Stearns County put median household income runs about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is one.
The closest other public school is KIMBALL SECONDARY, roughly 0.4 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 329 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 5% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, members of the KIMBALL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KIMBALL SECONDARYHigh · 413 students
Nearby schools
- KIMBALL SECONDARY0.4 mi · 413
- WATKINS ELEMENTARY5.8 mi · 60
- ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL9.1 mi · 466
- ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 929
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH9.6 mi · 611
- Sholund School for Girls10.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About KIMBALL ELEMENTARYHow large is KIMBALL ELEMENTARY?
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KIMBALL ELEMENTARY serve?
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does KIMBALL ELEMENTARY have?
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIMBALL ELEMENTARY?
At KIMBALL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is KIMBALL ELEMENTARY public or private?
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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