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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271821000837
Lake Ripley Elementary
100 W PLEASURE DR, LITCHFIELD, MN 55355 · (320) 693-2436 · Meeker County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
287 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Litchfield Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 13 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 →
Schools most like Lake Ripley Elementary
Lake Ripley Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ripley Elementary this school | 568 | 50.5% | 51.1% |
| HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA | 429 | 53.4% | 45.1% |
| Blue Earth Area Elementary BLUE EARTH | 515 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WELLS | 420 | 45.2% | 56.4% |
| Robert Asp Elementary MOORHEAD | 580 | 53.1% | 38.2% |
| Ada-Borup-West Elementary ADA | 370 | 50.8% | 52.2% |
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 Lake Ripley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #316 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #256 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #463 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #205 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #438 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #498 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #326 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #443 of 499 |
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
568
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 568 | 40.7 | 14.0:1 | 51% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 53% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 39.8 | 14.5:1 | 54% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 38% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 38.3 | 15.3:1 | 38% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 44% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 41% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 32% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 31 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Ripley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (586 to 568); teachers up 6% (38.3 to 40.7).
About Lake Ripley Elementary
Lake Ripley Elementary is a large elementary school in LITCHFIELD, Minnesota, one of the schools in Litchfield Public School District. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 568 students. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 65% larger than average.
Litchfield Public School District is responsible for 5 schools, Lake Ripley Elementary included, with 1,566 students in all.
Lake Ripley Elementary is 77% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Meeker County overall, about 93% of residents are White. Lake Ripley Elementary's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 40.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.0:1. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota fairly closely. Around 51% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Meeker County is 13 points.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Lake Ripley 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lake Ripley Elementary would score about 37.9%. It scores 51.1%, a top-10% result among Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Meeker County show that the median household income is $75,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lake Ripley Elementary is one of 13 public schools in the county.
Litchfield Early Childhood Special is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Lake Ripley Elementary holds 5 other public schools. Lake Ripley Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.1% against a local average of 51.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Lake Ripley Elementary is Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 568, a 10% gain from 515 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lake Ripley Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Meeker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,468
Census ACS
Median income
$75,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Litchfield Public School District
- Litchfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Litchfield Senior HighHigh · 448 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialElementary · 42 students
- Litchfield Area Learning ProgramHigh · 14 students
Other schools in LITCHFIELD
- Litchfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Litchfield Senior HighHigh · 448 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialElementary · 42 students
- Wings Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
- Litchfield Area Learning ProgramHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Litchfield Early Childhood Special1.3 mi · 42
- Wings Alternative Program1.5 mi · 16
- Litchfield Middle School1.5 mi · 494
- Litchfield Senior High1.6 mi · 448
- Litchfield Area Learning Program1.6 mi · 14
- A.C.G.C. SECONDARY7.8 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Ripley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Ripley Elementary?
Lake Ripley Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Lake Ripley Elementary serve?
Lake Ripley Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Ripley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Ripley Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lake Ripley Elementary?
Student demographics at Lake Ripley Elementary are roughly 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Ripley Elementary?
Lake Ripley Elementary is overseen by Litchfield Public School District in Meeker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.