MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY

MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in AURORA, Minnesota, overseen by MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 470 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 862 students. MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 3% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 41.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $70,069, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

Nearest neighbor: MESABI EAST SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY has decreased 14%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 86%.

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