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How has Lakeland Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274272005083
Lakeland Elementary School
1001 LAKELAND DRIVE SE, WILLMAR, MN 56201 · (320) 263-5020 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
450 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Lakeland Elementary School
Lakeland Elementary School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Elementary School this school | 623 | 72.2% | 22.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary WILLMAR | 672 | 68.5% | 28.9% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 473 | 72.9% | 32.2% |
| Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 534 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE | 518 | 73.9% | 20.4% |
| Kaposia Education Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 620 | 70.2% | 35.0% |
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 Lakeland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Kandiyohi County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #736 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #707 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #752 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #143 of 1,130 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #357 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #249 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #145 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #98 of 244 | N/A |
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
623
+64 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 623 | 46.5 | 13.4:1 | 72% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 42.5 | 13.6:1 | 77% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 45.8 | 12.3:1 | 77% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 63% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 67% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (552 to 623); teachers up 37% (34 to 46.5).
About Lakeland Elementary School
Lakeland Elementary School sits in WILLMAR, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 623 students enrolled. That is 81% bigger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Willmar Public School District serves 4,218 students across 12 schools.
At Lakeland Elementary School, 53% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 28% White, 12% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Kandiyohi County is about 15% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lakeland Elementary School scores 63%.
Lakeland Elementary School has 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. At Lakeland Elementary School, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Kandiyohi County is 18 points.
Lakeland Elementary School scores 22.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.2%.
For Kandiyohi County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,592, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,213, Lakeland Elementary School among them.
Lakeland Elementary School's nearest public school is Middle School ALC (about 1.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Lakeland Elementary School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 559 in 2020-21 to 623 in 2024-25.
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Kandiyohi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,079
Census ACS
Median income
$76,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Willmar Public School District
- Willmar Senior HighHigh · 1,205 students
- Willmar Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Willmar Area Learning CenterHigh · 91 students
- Jefferson Learning CenterElementary · 89 students
Other schools in WILLMAR
- Willmar Senior HighHigh · 1,205 students
- Willmar Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Willmar Area Learning CenterHigh · 91 students
- Jefferson Learning CenterElementary · 89 students
Other Lakeland Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lakeland Elementary. Lakeland Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolLakeland, TN · 1,029 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 919 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 581 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 418 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolCOLDWATER, MI · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Middle School ALC1.0 mi · 27
- Willmar Middle School1.0 mi · 842
- Lakeview School1.4 mi · 11
- Kennedy Elementary1.6 mi · 672
- Willmar Area Learning Center1.7 mi · 91
- Jefferson Early Learning Center1.9 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeland Elementary School?
Lakeland Elementary School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lakeland Elementary School serve?
Lakeland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeland Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lakeland Elementary School?
Lakeland Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 53% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lakeland Elementary School public or private?
Lakeland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Willmar Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.