Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 274074001699
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY
421 7TH ST, TWO HARBORS, MN 55616 · (218) 834-8221 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
144 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
53.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY this school | 367 | 39.2% | 51.9% |
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 355 | 39.7% | 66.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 361 | 38.5% | 56.3% |
| Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY | 306 | 40.8% | 50.3% |
| CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
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 MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #297 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #298 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #324 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #545 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #405 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #755 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #523 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #261 of 499 |
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
367
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 367 | 26.7 | 13.8:1 | 39% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 27.3 | 13.7:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 28.5 | 13.4:1 | 43% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 31.8 | 13.3:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 28% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (423 to 367); teachers down 16% (31.8 to 26.7).
About MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of TWO HARBORS, Minnesota. Its 367 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
In LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., 4 schools enroll a combined 1,286 students.
Most students at MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY are White: 94% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.9%; the prediction is 44.0%.
Census estimates describe Lake County this way: median household income is about $75,541, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lake County number 4 and enroll about 1,286.
The closest public school to MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is TWO HARBORS SECONDARY, about 1.9 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY had 399 students in 2020-21 and 367 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,879
Census ACS
Median income
$75,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryHigh · 179 students
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 143 students
Other Minnehaha Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Minnehaha Elementary. MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Minnehaha Elementary SchoolVANCOUVER, WA · 474 students
Nearby schools
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARY1.9 mi · 597
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 355
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY18.3 mi · 254
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY20.6 mi · 510
- Rockridge Academy20.6 mi · 35
- Bethany Crisis Shelter20.6 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYHow large is MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY?
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
Is MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY have?
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY?
MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY is overseen by LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Lake County.
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