Enrollment
55
Elementary
DISTRICT 51 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CRESCENT MONTESSORI & STEM SCHOO·NCES 270017803046
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad
1116 S OAK ST, LA CRESCENT, MN 55947 · (507) 895-4054 · Houston County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.2:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
14 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 11% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad→La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Schools most like La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad this school | 55 | 25.5% | 41.3% |
| Monticello Nature Based Education MONTICELLO | 65 | 23.1% | 66.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe IVANHOE | 71 | 22.5% | 51.5% |
| CAMPBELL-TINTAH ELEMENTARY CAMPBELL | 66 | 27.3% | 22.1% |
| GRYGLA ELEMENTARY GRYGLA | 68 | 29.4% | 48.4% |
| Waconia Early Learning Center WACONIA | 53 | 18.9% | N/A |
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 La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #1,015 of 1,130 |
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
55
+3 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 55 | 3.9 | 14.2:1 | 25% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 3.9 | 13.9:1 | 31% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 3.9 | 12.4:1 | 35% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 3 | 17.3:1 | 10% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 4 | 10.6:1 | 31% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 45 | 6 | 7.5:1 | 44% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 41 | 4 | 10.3:1 | 27% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 57 | 4 | 14.3:1 | 18% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (42 to 55); teachers down 3% (4 to 3.9).
About La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is a very small elementary school in LA CRESCENT, Minnesota, under La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo. It has an enrollment of 55 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 84% below that mark.
The 2 schools of La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo, including La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad, enroll 101 students.
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Native American and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Houston County, where about 94% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad scores 17%.
Its staff includes 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.2 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 25% of students at La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 38% average for public schools in Houston County.
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is -10.1 points: 41.3% actual, 51.4% predicted.
The county, Houston County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $79,825 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 20, with about 4,089 students.
Measured in a straight line, La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM is less than a tenth of a mile from La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is a public charter school.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 14.2 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo
- La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEMHigh · 46 students
Other schools in LA CRESCENT
- La Crescent-Hokah ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- La Crescent Senior HighHigh · 328 students
- La Crescent-Hokah Middle SchoolMiddle · 311 students
- La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEMHigh · 46 students
- LaCrescent Gr 9-12High
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM0.0 mi · 46
- La Crescent-Hokah Middle School0.3 mi · 311
- La Crescent Senior High0.3 mi · 328
- La Crescent-Hokah Elementary0.5 mi · 359
- La Crosse Polytechnic School2.8 mi · 86
- Coulee Region Virtual Academy2.8 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About La Crescent Montessori & STEM AcadHow many students attend La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad?
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad enrolls approximately 55 students in grades KG-06.
Is La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is approximately 14.2:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad?
At La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic.
What district is La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad in?
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad is part of La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.