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Alumni: what's one memory from Laurentian Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270046605507
Laurentian Elementary
1409 PROGRESS PKWY, EVELETH, MN 55734 · (218) 735-6202 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
206 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
62.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Laurentian Elementary
Laurentian Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian Elementary this school | 488 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
| Bay View Elementary DULUTH | 529 | 40.6% | 52.9% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 477 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Cambridge Primary School CAMBRIDGE | 498 | 43.4% | N/A |
| NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY NEW YORK MILLS | 460 | 43.9% | 58.1% |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
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 Laurentian Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #243 of 844 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #369 of 844 | #13 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #161 of 844 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #316 of 1,130 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #479 of 769 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #614 of 796 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #448 of 942 | #17 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 33.6 | 14.5:1 | 42% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 32.7 | 14.8:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 31.5 | 15.2:1 | 47% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurentian Elementary.
About Laurentian Elementary
Laurentian Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Minnesota, located in EVELETH. The school's 488 students are in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 42% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Rock Ridge Public Schools, which runs Laurentian Elementary, has 5 schools and 2,288 students.
The student body at Laurentian Elementary is 85% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Laurentian Elementary's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Laurentian Elementary, with 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 40%.
allk12 grades Laurentian Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Laurentian Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.9% is 12.5 points above the 42.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
St. Louis County census figures show that the median household income is $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. St. Louis County is home to 100 public schools and about 23,921 public school students.
Rock Ridge High School ALP is the public school closest to Laurentian Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Laurentian Elementary is 1st of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Ridge Public Schools
- Rock Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,048 students
- North Star ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Rock Ridge High School ALPHigh · 27 students
- Eveleth-Gilbert SecondaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Rock Ridge High School ALP0.3 mi · 27
- Rock Ridge High School0.3 mi · 1,048
- NLC 6076 ALC Program3.0 mi · 48
- NLC 6076 Special Education Program3.0 mi · 64
- North Star Elementary3.2 mi · 389
- Parkview Elementary3.7 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Laurentian ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laurentian Elementary?
Laurentian Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Laurentian Elementary serve?
Laurentian Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Laurentian Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Laurentian Elementary.
How diverse is Laurentian Elementary?
Laurentian Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Laurentian Elementary in?
Laurentian Elementary is part of Rock Ridge Public Schools.
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