Knoll Elementary

Knoll Elementary, a compact primary school in ORTONVILLE, Minnesota, run under Ortonville Public Schools, instructs 282 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Ortonville Public Schools (510 students total), Knoll Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Knoll Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Big Stone County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Knoll Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Knoll Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 58.2%, a residual of +13.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Big Stone County shows median household income runs about $70,400, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Big Stone County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 843 students), Knoll Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ortonville Secondary, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knoll Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Knoll Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 282). The White share of enrollment fell from 91% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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