Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 279144702469
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
444 N ASH AVE, HALLOCK, MN 56728 · (218) 843-3682 · Kittson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
40 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY→KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 139 | 28.8% | 55.3% |
| NICOLLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NICOLLET | 156 | 25.6% | 53.0% |
| Three Rivers Montessori School ELK RIVER | 119 | 30.3% | 24.6% |
| RICHMOND ELEMENTARY RICHMOND | 135 | 25.2% | 48.3% |
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS GRAND MARAIS | 113 | 26.5% | 51.6% |
| Evansville Elementary EVANSVILLE | 163 | 32.5% | 56.6% |
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 KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #237 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #361 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #223 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #871 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #702 of 942 |
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
139
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 139 | 11.9 | 11.7:1 | 29% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 11.9 | 11.1:1 | 24% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 11.6 | 11.5:1 | 29% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 10.4 | 12.8:1 | 37% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 40% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 38% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (134 to 139); teachers up 14% (10.4 to 11.9).
About KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
At 444 N ASH AVE in HALLOCK, Minnesota, KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school. A total of 139 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 60% lower.
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY reports to KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 247 students.
Most students at KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY comes in at 19%.
At KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Roughly 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 44% average among public schools in Kittson County.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's results are 5.7 points above predicted: 55.3% against 49.6%.
Within Kittson County, median household income is about $76,100, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Kittson County number 6 and enroll about 634.
The next-closest public school is KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 55.3% versus a 37.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 136 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 139.
Parents and students can post about school safety, transportation, and start times at KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kittson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,084
Census ACS
Median income
$76,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARYHigh · 108 students
Nearby schools
- KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY0.0 mi · 108
- LANCASTER SECONDARY8.4 mi · 86
- LANCASTER ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 122
- DRAYTON HIGH SCHOOL18.6 mi · 62
- DRAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.6 mi · 120
- NORTH BORDER-PEMBINA HIGH SCHOOL18.8 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARYHow large is KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
Is KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY have?
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
At KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is overseen by KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Kittson County.
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