Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISTON-ALTURA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 271809000835
Lewiston-Altura Elementary
115 FREMONT ST S, LEWISTON, MN 55952 · (507) 523-2191 · Winona County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
99 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 48 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Lewiston-Altura Elementary→Lewiston-Altura Secondary
Based on grade levels within Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
69.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Lewiston-Altura Elementary
Lewiston-Altura Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston-Altura Elementary this school | 254 | 39.0% | 59.4% |
| Stevens Elementary DAWSON | 297 | 40.7% | 56.3% |
| West Elementary SLAYTON | 256 | 42.2% | 64.7% |
| Eastview Education Center MONTICELLO | 301 | 38.5% | N/A |
| ADRIAN ELEMENTARY ADRIAN | 295 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| Sunnyside Elementary RED WING | 294 | 39.8% | N/A |
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 Lewiston-Altura Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Winona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #154 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #123 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #187 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #713 of 1,130 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #16 of 769 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #519 of 796 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #526 of 942 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #167 of 244 | 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
254
+39 (+18%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 254 | 29.4 | 8.6:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 23.9 | 9.4:1 | 44% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 18.4 | 10.9:1 | 47% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 34% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 20.5 | 11.8:1 | 40% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 40% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 34% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 25% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewiston-Altura Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (242 to 254); teachers up 43% (20.5 to 29.4).
About Lewiston-Altura Elementary
Lewiston-Altura Elementary is a public small elementary school in LEWISTON, Minnesota. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 254 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Lewiston-Altura Elementary is in Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist, a district with 591 students across 2 schools.
At Lewiston-Altura Elementary, 79% of students are White. It is also 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Winona County is roughly 90% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lewiston-Altura Elementary scores 35%.
Its ratio of 8.6:1 is based on 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. The average for public schools in Winona County is similar, at 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lewiston-Altura Elementary lands at A, ahead of 88% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Lewiston-Altura Elementary beats its 44.1% prediction with 59.4%, a top-10% result in Minnesota.
The county, Winona County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,744, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 4,580 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Lewiston-Altura Secondary, is the closest to Lewiston-Altura Elementary. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lewiston-Altura Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lewiston-Altura Elementary had a net gain of 39 students, or 18%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.9 to 8.6 over 4 years.
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Winona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,779
Census ACS
Median income
$70,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
- Lewiston-Altura SecondaryHigh · 337 students
- Lewiston-Altura Intermediate ElCombined
Nearby schools
- Lewiston-Altura Secondary0.7 mi · 337
- Rollingstone Community School8.4 mi · 59
- ST. CHARLES SECONDARY9.2 mi · 479
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 457
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 209
- BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI10.9 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Lewiston-Altura ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lewiston-Altura Elementary?
Lewiston-Altura Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lewiston-Altura Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewiston-Altura Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lewiston-Altura Elementary have?
Lewiston-Altura Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewiston-Altura Elementary?
Student demographics at Lewiston-Altura Elementary are roughly 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lewiston-Altura Elementary in?
Lewiston-Altura Elementary is part of Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist.
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