Laurentian Elementary

Laurentian Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in EVELETH, Minnesota, overseen by Rock Ridge Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 488 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Rock Ridge Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,288 students. Laurentian Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Laurentian Elementary reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Laurentian Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Laurentian Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $70,069, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), of which Laurentian Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rock Ridge High School ALP, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurentian Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laurentian Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

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