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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CITY UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270037904626
Le Center Pre K-8
150 W TYRONE ST, LE CENTER, MN 56057 · (507) 357-6802 · Le Sueur County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C+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
10.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
150 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Le Center Pre K-8→Tri-City United High School
Based on grade levels within Tri-City United School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Le Center Pre K-8
Le Center Pre K-8's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Center Pre K-8 this school | 385 | 39.0% | 44.5% |
| RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY RENVILLE | 329 | 45.6% | 31.9% |
| SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY GAYLORD | 503 | 43.5% | 41.7% |
| SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY SLEEPY EYE | 324 | 46.0% | 40.1% |
| MELROSE ELEMENTARY MELROSE | 512 | 48.0% | 42.2% |
| LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SILVER LAKE | 408 | 40.0% | 47.9% |
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 Le Center Pre K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Le Sueur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #445 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #479 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #393 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #515 of 1,130 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #92 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #350 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #527 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #171 of 499 | 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
385
-71 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 385 | 35.2 | 10.9:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 36.4 | 10.6:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 34.5 | 12.3:1 | 53% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 35% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 36.7 | 12.9:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 47% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Le Center Pre K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (475 to 385); teachers down 4% (36.7 to 35.2).
About Le Center Pre K-8
Le Center Pre K-8 is an elementary school in LE CENTER, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 385 students.
Tri-City United School District enrolls 1,927 students, and its 4 schools include Le Center Pre K-8.
About 56% of the student body at Le Center Pre K-8 is White. The remaining students are 39% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Le Sueur County, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Le Center Pre K-8 scores 53%.
Classroom staffing at Le Center Pre K-8 totals 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Le Center Pre K-8 is about 39%.
Le Center Pre K-8 holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Le Center Pre K-8's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.5%) and its predicted rate (44.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Le Sueur County show that the median household earns about $94,968 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Le Sueur County, 13 public schools serve about 3,869 students.
SWMetro Level 3 is the nearest public school to Le Center Pre K-8, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Le Center Pre K-8 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Le Center Pre K-8 falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 456 (2020-21) to 385 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.8:1 to 10.9:1.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Le Sueur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,113
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,869 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-City United School District
- Montgomery Pre K-8Elementary · 608 students
- Tri-City United High SchoolHigh · 603 students
- Lonsdale Pre K-6Elementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- SWMetro Level 30.0 mi · 11
- CLEVELAND SECONDARY6.9 mi · 260
- CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY6.9 mi · 390
- Tri-City United High School8.2 mi · 603
- Montgomery Pre K-88.4 mi · 608
- Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary9.4 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Le Center Pre K-8How large is Le Center Pre K-8?
Le Center Pre K-8 enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Le Center Pre K-8 serve?
Le Center Pre K-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Le Center Pre K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Le Center Pre K-8 is approximately 10.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Le Center Pre K-8?
At Le Center Pre K-8, the student body is approximately 56% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Le Center Pre K-8?
Le Center Pre K-8 is overseen by Tri-City United School District in Le Sueur County.
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