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What's something MENAHGA ELEMENTARY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENAHGA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272058000917
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY
216 ASPEN AVE SE, MENAHGA, MN 56464 · (218) 564-4141 · Wadena County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY→Menahga High School
Based on grade levels within Menahga Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 MENAHGA ELEMENTARY
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENAHGA ELEMENTARY this school | 537 | 54.7% | 40.7% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA | 450 | 52.2% | 36.0% |
| MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA | 470 | 49.8% | 41.3% |
| FALLS ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS | 425 | 50.1% | 42.7% |
| Cuyuna Range Elementary CROSBY | 533 | 47.7% | 39.2% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 407 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
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 MENAHGA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #519 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #494 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #475 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #239 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #523 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #776 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #280 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.4% | #35 of 244 |
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
537
+248 (+86%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 537 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 64% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 44.4 | 15.3:1 | 59% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 29 | 10.0:1 | 53% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 30.7 | 13.5:1 | 47% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 50% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 61% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 51% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MENAHGA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (415 to 537); teachers up 17% (30.7 to 36).
About MENAHGA ELEMENTARY
As a high-enrollment elementary school, MENAHGA ELEMENTARY serves students in MENAHGA, Minnesota. It enrolled 537 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 56% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Menahga Public School District is made up of 2 schools with 987 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show MENAHGA ELEMENTARY is 96% White. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 87% share among Wadena County residents. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for MENAHGA ELEMENTARY is B-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, MENAHGA ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.7%; the prediction is 35.6%.
Within Wadena County, the median household income is $61,467, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Wadena County has 17 public schools and roughly 3,201 students.
Menahga High School is the public school closest to MENAHGA ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. On average proficiency, MENAHGA ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 289 in 2020-21 and 537 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wadena County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,256
Census ACS
Median income
$61,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menahga Public School District
- Menahga High SchoolHigh · 450 students
Other schools in MENAHGA
- Menahga High SchoolHigh · 450 students
- Freshwater Menahga ALCElementary
Nearby schools
- Menahga High School0.0 mi · 450
- SEBEKA ELEMENTARY8.3 mi · 218
- SEBEKA SECONDARY8.3 mi · 233
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM12.2 mi · 50
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy High12.2 mi · 21
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH12.2 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About MENAHGA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MENAHGA ELEMENTARY?
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MENAHGA ELEMENTARY serve?
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at MENAHGA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at MENAHGA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MENAHGA ELEMENTARY?
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MENAHGA ELEMENTARY?
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY is overseen by Menahga Public School District in Wadena County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.