Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 135 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABEL-CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271854000857
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY
316 W FILLMORE AVE, MABEL, MN 55954 · (507) 493-5422 · Fillmore County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
35 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY→MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within Mabel-Canton Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY this school | 143 | 24.5% | 60.2% |
| HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY BEAVER CREEK | 153 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
| GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY GRAND MEADOW | 172 | 25.6% | 55.7% |
| NICOLLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NICOLLET | 156 | 25.6% | 53.0% |
| KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HALLOCK | 139 | 28.8% | 55.3% |
| Carlos Elementary CARLOS | 108 | 25.9% | 64.7% |
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 MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Fillmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #139 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #366 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #60 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #866 of 1,130 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #761 of 942 | #6 of 6 |
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
143
-16 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 143 | 9.7 | 14.7:1 | 24% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 12.3 | 13.2:1 | 30% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | N/A | N/A | 37% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 21% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 13.3 | 10.0:1 | 33% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 39% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 47% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 34% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (132 to 143); teachers down 27% (13.3 to 9.7).
About MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of MABEL, Minnesota. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 143 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY belongs to Mabel-Canton Public School District, a district of 2 schools and 269 students.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial. For comparison, Fillmore County is about 95% White. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY operates with 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 8 points below the 32% average for public schools in Fillmore County.
On BeatsExpectations, MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY is 8.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Fillmore County has about 21,414 residents, and the median household income is $77,512, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY, Fillmore County has 14 other public schools.
Nearest public school: MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7.
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined from 159 in 2020-21 to 143 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mabel-Canton Public School District
- MABEL-CANTON SECONDARYHigh · 126 students
Nearby schools
- MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY0.0 mi · 126
- SPRING GROVE SECONDARY7.2 mi · 163
- SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 186
- FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH12.1 mi · 264
- Decorah High School14.7 mi · 555
- West Side Elementary School14.7 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY?
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY serve?
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY?
At MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY?
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY is overseen by Mabel-Canton Public School District in Fillmore County.
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