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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271833000851
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY
709 N KNISS AVE, LUVERNE, MN 56156 · (507) 283-4497 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- A-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
11.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
189 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 LUVERNE ELEMENTARY
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUVERNE ELEMENTARY this school | 515 | 36.7% | 56.3% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 505 | 36.6% | 45.5% |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary DILWORTH | 555 | 35.7% | 43.7% |
| Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY | 608 | 38.0% | 40.8% |
| BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKE CITY | 592 | 37.0% | 40.7% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 468 | 39.3% | 47.5% |
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 LUVERNE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #211 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #225 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #237 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #273 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #106 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #513 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #570 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #320 of 499 |
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
515
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
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 | 515 | 46 | 11.2:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 39.7 | 13.2:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 40.6 | 14.1:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 36% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 33% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 40 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUVERNE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (573 to 515); teachers up 13% (40.6 to 46).
About LUVERNE ELEMENTARY
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in LUVERNE, Minnesota. The school serves 515 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 4 schools, LUVERNE ELEMENTARY included, with 1,142 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, LUVERNE ELEMENTARY is 79% White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Rock County is about 93% White. LUVERNE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.2:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%.
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LUVERNE ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 45.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%.
Federal survey data for Rock County show that median household income is about $71,295, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LUVERNE ELEMENTARY is among the 8 public schools in Rock County.
The closest other public school is LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 56.3% is above the 49.9% average for nearby schools.
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 523 to 515. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,621
Census ACS
Median income
$71,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 351 students
- LUVERNE MIDDLEMiddle · 271 students
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- Out-of-State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in LUVERNE
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 351 students
- LUVERNE MIDDLEMiddle · 271 students
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- Out-of-State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 351
- LUVERNE MIDDLE0.0 mi · 271
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM0.0 mi · 5
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY8.1 mi · 153
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY11.6 mi · 190
- Valley Springs Elementary - 0414.0 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About LUVERNE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LUVERNE ELEMENTARY?
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LUVERNE ELEMENTARY serve?
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LUVERNE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at LUVERNE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is LUVERNE ELEMENTARY?
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LUVERNE ELEMENTARY in?
LUVERNE ELEMENTARY is part of LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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