Enrollment
104
Elementary
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271839000856
LYND ELEMENTARY
106 SAINT ALBANS ST, LYND, MN 56157 · (507) 865-4404 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
61 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 16 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (18).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
39.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.3%
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 27 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 LYND ELEMENTARY
LYND ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYND ELEMENTARY this school | 104 | 58.7% | 35.6% |
| OEC ELC OWATONNA | 109 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Northfield Community Education Cntr NORTHFIELD | 117 | 48.7% | N/A |
| CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL FARIBAULT | 224 | 58.5% | 22.4% |
| LYLE ELEMENTARY LYLE | 125 | 55.2% | 28.3% |
| Fisher Elementary FISHER | 123 | 50.4% | 30.8% |
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 LYND ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #596 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #706 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #586 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #931 of 1,130 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #236 of 942 | #3 of 7 |
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
104
-15 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 7.4:1
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 | 104 | 8.8 | 11.8:1 | 59% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 10.8 | 9.1:1 | 57% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 11.8 | 9.8:1 | 59% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 16 | 7.4:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 16.9 | 7.2:1 | 60% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 98 | 14 | 7.0:1 | 69% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 17 | 6.8:1 | 67% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 12 | 7.8:1 | 56% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYND ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (121 to 104); teachers down 48% (16.9 to 8.8).
About LYND ELEMENTARY
LYND ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LYND, Minnesota. A total of 104 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 70% lower.
LYND ELEMENTARY falls under Lynd Public School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 175 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at LYND ELEMENTARY combined. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Lyon County, the White share is about 82%. LYND ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.8 students per teacher. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. Among public schools in Lyon County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
allk12 grades LYND ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, LYND ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%; the prediction is 33.5%.
Lyon County census figures show that median household income is about $75,303, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 21 public schools operate in Lyon County, serving about 4,803 students.
Nearest public school: Lynd Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, LYND ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
LYND ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.4:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,503
Census ACS
Median income
$75,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LYND
- Lynd Middle SchoolMiddle · 71 students
- Lynd Learning Center Credit RecoverHigh
Nearby schools
- Lynd Middle School0.0 mi · 71
- Southview Elementary6.5 mi · 524
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL6.6 mi · 655
- Marshall Career and Technical Insti7.1 mi · 2
- Project Search-Avera Marshall7.1 mi · 9
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreK7.4 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About LYND ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LYND ELEMENTARY?
LYND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 104 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LYND ELEMENTARY serve?
LYND ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LYND ELEMENTARY have?
LYND ELEMENTARY employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is LYND ELEMENTARY?
LYND ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LYND ELEMENTARY?
LYND ELEMENTARY is overseen by Lynd Public School District in Lyon County.
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