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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CRESCENT-HOKAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271725000799

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary

504 S OAK ST, LA CRESCENT, MN 55947 · (507) 895-4484 · Houston County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
95 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
18
Kindergarten
68
Grade 1
58
Grade 2
72
Grade 3
71
Grade 4
72
Student demographics
White
32791%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
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
Male
19454%
Female
16546%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
La Crescent-Hokah ElementaryLa Crescent-Hokah Middle SchoolLa Crescent Senior High
Based on grade levels within La Crescent-Hokah School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
53.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
359
-17 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
% White
91%
was 88%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About La Crescent-Hokah Elementary

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in LA CRESCENT, Minnesota, part of La Crescent-Hokah School District, serveing 359 students in grades pre-K through 4.

La Crescent-Hokah School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 998 students. La Crescent-Hokah Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, La Crescent-Hokah Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Houston County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, La Crescent-Hokah Elementary lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Houston County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, La Crescent-Hokah Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 58.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Houston County indicate median household income runs about $79,825, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Crescent-Hokah Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 4,089 students).

La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, La Crescent-Hokah Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. La Crescent-Hokah Elementary's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 359).

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Houston County at a glance

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Population
18,653
Census ACS
Median income
$79,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,089 students

Quick facts

School name
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary
District
La Crescent-Hokah School District
Address
504 S OAK ST, LA CRESCENT, MN 55947
Phone
(507) 895-4484
County
Houston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
359
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
95 (26%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
271725000799
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About La Crescent-Hokah Elementary
What is the total enrollment at La Crescent-Hokah Elementary?
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does La Crescent-Hokah Elementary serve?
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at La Crescent-Hokah Elementary?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at La Crescent-Hokah Elementary.
How diverse is La Crescent-Hokah Elementary?
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is La Crescent-Hokah Elementary in?
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary is part of La Crescent-Hokah School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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