Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 271806000831
LEROY ELEMENTARY
406 W MAIN ST, LEROY, MN 55951 · (507) 324-5786 · Mower County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
49 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 21 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
38.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 LEROY ELEMENTARY
LEROY ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEROY ELEMENTARY this school | 120 | 40.8% | 34.6% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON | 138 | 39.9% | 53.6% |
| Murray County Central Elementary SLAYTON | 137 | 43.8% | N/A |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE | 144 | 41.0% | 59.7% |
| WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY SILVER BAY | 143 | 42.0% | 27.7% |
| LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY LAKE BENTON | 100 | 36.0% | 63.3% |
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 LEROY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mower County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #615 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #593 of 844 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #592 of 844 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #906 of 1,130 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #475 of 942 | #9 of 10 |
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
120
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 120 | 9.1 | 13.2:1 | 41% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 11.1 | 11.4:1 | 49% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 10.8 | 11.2:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 20% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 13.5 | 10.6:1 | 38% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 38% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 41% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 32% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEROY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (143 to 120); teachers down 33% (13.5 to 9.1).
About LEROY ELEMENTARY
LEROY ELEMENTARY is a very small elementary school with its address in LEROY, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 120 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 65% below average.
Besides LEROY ELEMENTARY, LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 258 students.
The share of students at LEROY ELEMENTARY who are White is 89%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic. County-wide, 75% of Mower County residents are White. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at LEROY ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
LEROY ELEMENTARY lists 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. About 41% of students at LEROY ELEMENTARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points below the 55% average for public schools in Mower County.
LEROY ELEMENTARY scores 34.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.1%.
The county, Mower County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,074 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting LEROY ELEMENTARY, Mower County has 34 public schools.
LEROY ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is LEROY SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, LEROY ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 122 to 120. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
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Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEROY
- LEROY SECONDARYHigh · 138 students
- CARDS ProgramCombined · 16 students
Other Leroy Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leroy Elementary. LEROY ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Leroy ElementaryNORTHGLENN, CO · 435 students
- LeRoy Elementary SchoolLe Roy, IL · 405 students
Nearby schools
- LEROY SECONDARY0.0 mi · 138
- CARDS Program0.0 mi · 16
- First Step Adams11.0 mi · 9
- Southland Middle11.0 mi · 107
- Southland Senior High11.0 mi · 190
- Southland Elementary11.0 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About LEROY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LEROY ELEMENTARY?
LEROY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LEROY ELEMENTARY serve?
LEROY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LEROY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at LEROY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is LEROY ELEMENTARY?
LEROY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is LEROY ELEMENTARY public or private?
LEROY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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