Monticello Nature Based Education

Monticello Nature Based Education is an elementary campus of very small scale in MONTICELLO, Minnesota, overseen by Monticello Public School District, works with 65 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 81% below typical.

Monticello Public School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,013 students. Monticello Nature Based Education is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Monticello Nature Based Education lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Wright County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monticello Nature Based Education is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 66.3%, a residual of +13.6 points.

In the area at large, Wright County reports that median household earnings sit near $107,209, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Wright County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), Monticello Nature Based Education is one campus in the mix.

Pinewood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Monticello Nature Based Education comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

Monticello Nature Based Education operates from a low-density location.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.