Enrollment
100
Elementary
DISTRICT 51 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271746000801
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY
101 S GARFIELD ST, LAKE BENTON, MN 56149 · (507) 368-4241 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
36 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY→LAKE BENTON SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
73.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
75.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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
100
-40 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 11.4:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY, a tiny elementary-level community in LAKE BENTON, Minnesota, one of the schools within LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 100 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 71% below typical.
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 102 students overall.
On demographics, LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.7%; actual is 63.3%, +17.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, census data for Lincoln County shows median household income runs about $69,694, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lincoln County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,063 students), of which LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAKE BENTON SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 140 (now 100). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.
On the community side, members of the LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,603
Census ACS
Median income
$69,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKE BENTON SECONDARYHigh · 2 students
Other schools in LAKE BENTON
- Heartland ElementaryElementary · 12 students
- LAKE BENTON SECONDARYHigh · 2 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE BENTON SECONDARY0.0 mi · 2
- Heartland Elementary6.6 mi · 12
- RTR Elementary School7.1 mi · 266
- RTR Secondary School7.1 mi · 380
- Elkton Elementary - 0210.0 mi · 186
- Elkton High School - 0110.0 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARYHow large is LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY?
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY serve?
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY?
At LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 93% White, 7% Hispanic.
Is LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY public or private?
LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.