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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 270012503017

MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY

316 4TH ST, MADISON, MN 56256 · (320) 598-7528 · Lac qui Parle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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

Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
54 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K117%
Kindergarten3523%
Grade 12617%
Grade 23121%
Grade 32919%
Grade 41913%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 84% larger than its 4th grade class (19).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
14093%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
96%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
8858%
Female
6342%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY→LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL→LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within Lac qui Parle Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
39.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.5%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY

MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY this school15135.8%48.1%
Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary
ARGYLE
15836.1%56.3%
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
CLINTON
15236.8%48.8%
Crosslake Community Seat Based
CROSSLAKE
15036.7%43.7%
Sherburn Elementary
SHERBURN
13636.8%N/A
CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY
CROMWELL
16335.6%56.9%
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 MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.1%#369 of 844
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.5%#224 of 844
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.6%#583 of 844
Enrollment
ranked largest first
151#851 of 1,130
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.8%#593 of 942
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 2024-25
Enrollment
151
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515112.911.7:136% (54)
2023-2414012.811.0:144% (61)
2022-2314010.813.0:152% (73)
2020-211471410.5:139% (57)
2017-1814713.111.2:145% (66)
2015-161441212.0:140% (58)
2010-111361211.3:132% (43)
2000-012802014.0:136% (100)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (147 to 151); teachers down 1% (13.1 to 12.9).

About MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY

MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in MADISON, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 151 students, in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools enrolls 890 students, and its 4 schools include MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY.

About 93% of the student body at MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY is White. Other students are 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.9% for MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY. The school posts 48.1%, 2.3 points above the prediction.

Lac qui Parle County has about 6,682 residents, and the median household income is $74,432, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY, Lac qui Parle County has 4 other public schools.

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY is the closest public school, about 7.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY. On state test proficiency, MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment has grown by 4 students since 2020-21, to 151. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.

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Lac qui Parle County at a glance

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Population
6,682
Census ACS
Median income
$74,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,226 students

Quick facts

School name
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY
District
Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
Address
316 4TH ST, MADISON, MN 56256
Phone
(320) 598-7528
County
Lac qui Parle County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
151
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
54 (36%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
270012503017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY
How many students attend MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY?
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 151 students in grades PK-04.
Is MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY?
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY public or private?
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lac qui Parle Valley Schools.
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