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How has Lakeview Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270297000074
Lakeview Elementary
902 ABBOTT ST, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 · (507) 379-5020 · Freeborn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
209 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
43.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary this school | 400 | 52.3% | 40.8% |
| Windom Area Elementary WINDOM | 493 | 49.3% | 47.7% |
| Highland Elementary CROOKSTON | 474 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA | 429 | 53.4% | 45.1% |
| Blue Earth Area Elementary BLUE EARTH | 515 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE | 580 | 49.1% | 40.7% |
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 Lakeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Freeborn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #512 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #475 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #517 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #481 of 1,130 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #465 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #305 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #305 of 942 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #132 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
400
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
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 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 52% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 26.9 | 15.3:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 30.9 | 14.1:1 | 56% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 29.3 | 12.7:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 34% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (372 to 400); teachers down 4% (29.3 to 28).
About Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary is an elementary school in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, reachable at (507) 379-5020. A federal count lists 400 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 9 schools in Albert Lea Public School District, with 3,335 students enrolled.
White students account for 60% of enrollment at Lakeview Elementary. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Freeborn County is about 84% White. By the diversity index, Lakeview Elementary comes in at 57%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Freeborn County, the average is about the same, 55%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lakeview Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%; the prediction is 37.0%.
Freeborn County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,023, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Freeborn County number 19 and enroll about 4,061.
Albert Lea Area Learning Center is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Lakeview Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (393) to 2024-25 (400).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Freeborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,623
Census ACS
Median income
$71,023
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Lea Public School District
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other schools in ALBERT LEA
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary is the 29th largest of the 44.
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLE, MN · 588 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARYCOTTONWOOD, MN · 389 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARYROBBINSDALE, MN · 318 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAINT CLOUD, FL · 752 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Albert Lea Area Learning Center0.8 mi · 113
- Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy0.8 mi · 37
- Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed0.8 mi · 68
- Sibley Elementary0.9 mi · 275
- Southwest Middle1.0 mi · 486
- Hawthorne Elementary1.2 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview ElementaryHow large is Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lakeview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakeview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lakeview Elementary have?
Lakeview Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakeview Elementary?
Student demographics at Lakeview Elementary are roughly 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary is overseen by Albert Lea Public School District in Freeborn County.
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