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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272139001837
Little Mountain Elementary
9350 FALLON AVE NE, MONTICELLO, MN 55362 · (763) 272-2600 · Wright County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
188 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (92) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Little Mountain Elementary→Monticello Middle
Based on grade levels within Monticello Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Little Mountain Elementary
Little Mountain Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain Elementary this school | 576 | 32.6% | 50.8% |
| Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ROCKFORD | 599 | 34.2% | 49.0% |
| Barton Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 508 | 31.7% | 58.2% |
| FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 493 | 36.5% | 40.1% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary HASTINGS | 470 | 33.0% | 58.8% |
| Matoska International WHITE BEAR LAKE | 543 | 28.5% | 53.4% |
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 Little Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #322 of 844 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #306 of 844 | #12 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #315 of 844 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #188 of 1,130 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #386 of 769 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #407 of 796 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #639 of 942 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #216 of 499 | #7 of 14 |
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
576
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 576 | 42.3 | 13.6:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 41.1 | 14.6:1 | 34% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 39.6 | 15.0:1 | 40% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 20% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 41.8 | 16.3:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 30% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 29% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 19% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (681 to 576); teachers up 1% (41.8 to 42.3).
About Little Mountain Elementary
Students in MONTICELLO, Minnesota, attend Little Mountain Elementary, a large elementary school. The school covers grades 1 through 5 and reported 576 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 67% bigger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Monticello Public School District has 8 schools and 4,013 students, and Little Mountain Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Little Mountain Elementary are White (72%). Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 89% White among all Wright County residents. The diversity index for Little Mountain Elementary is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Little Mountain Elementary comes to 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Little Mountain Elementary counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 24% average for public schools in Wright County is 9 points lower.
Little Mountain Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.5%.
In Wright County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $107,209, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,879, Little Mountain Elementary among them.
SNW Monti HS EBD Program is about 0.3 miles from Little Mountain Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 576, up from 558 in 2020-21.
People who know Little Mountain Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monticello Public School District
- Monticello Senior HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Monticello MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Eastview Education CenterElementary · 301 students
- 882 OnlineHigh · 80 students
- Monticello Nature Based EducationElementary · 65 students
Other schools in MONTICELLO
- Monticello Senior HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Monticello MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Eastview Education CenterElementary · 301 students
- Swan River Montessori Charter SchElementary · 161 students
- 882 OnlineHigh · 80 students
Other Little Mountain Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Little Mountain Elementary. Little Mountain Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Little Mountain ElementaryMount Vernon, WA · 381 students
- Little Mountain ElementaryLittle Mountain, SC · 367 students
Nearby schools
- SNW Monti HS EBD Program0.3 mi · 4
- Monticello Alternative Program0.3 mi · 24
- Monticello Senior High0.3 mi · 1,313
- Monticello High School - SNW0.3 mi · 14
- SNW Transitions Program0.6 mi · 39
- Eastview Education Center0.6 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Little Mountain ElementaryHow large is Little Mountain Elementary?
Little Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 01-05.
Is Little Mountain Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Little Mountain Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Mountain Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Little Mountain Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Little Mountain Elementary?
Student demographics at Little Mountain Elementary are roughly 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Little Mountain Elementary public or private?
Little Mountain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monticello Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.