LEROY ELEMENTARY

Located at 406 W MAIN ST, in LEROY, Minnesota, LEROY ELEMENTARY is a minimally staffed elementary school that serves 120 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so LEROY ELEMENTARY sits 65% leaner than that benchmark.

LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 258 students; LEROY ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, LEROY ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest reads as 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LEROY ELEMENTARY lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Mower County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LEROY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Mower County put median household income runs about $73,074, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. LEROY ELEMENTARY is one of 34 public schools in Mower County (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students).

Nearest neighbor: LEROY SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LEROY ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEROY ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEROY ELEMENTARY has ticked down 16%, going from 143 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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