Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO-HANOVER-MONTROSE SCHOOLS·NCES 270720000287
Montrose Elementary School of Innov
100 2ND ST S, MONTROSE, MN 55363 · (763) 682-8345 · Wright County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
166 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Montrose Elementary School of Innov→BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Montrose Elementary School of Innov
Montrose Elementary School of Innov's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Elementary School of Innov this school | 363 | 45.7% | 46.0% |
| PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY BUFFALO | 348 | 42.8% | 41.4% |
| NEVIS ELEMENTARY NEVIS | 342 | 45.6% | 49.5% |
| MERRITT ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN IRON | 354 | 45.2% | 52.6% |
| NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE | 354 | 42.1% | 41.8% |
| Woodland Elementary School ALEXANDRIA | 410 | 41.7% | 42.6% |
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 Montrose Elementary School of Innov ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #419 of 844 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #385 of 844 | #14 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #359 of 844 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #549 of 1,130 | #16 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #471 of 769 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #603 of 796 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #388 of 942 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #144 of 244 | #3 of 7 |
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
363
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 363 | 25.2 | 14.4:1 | 46% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 26.9 | 13.3:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 25.3 | 13.9:1 | 48% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 40% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 41% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 47% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 36% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montrose Elementary School of Innov.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (341 to 363); teachers up 15% (22 to 25.2).
About Montrose Elementary School of Innov
Montrose Elementary School of Innov, located in MONTROSE, Minnesota, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 363 students, in pre-K through 5.
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools counts 5,175 students in its 10 schools, and Montrose Elementary School of Innov is one of them.
The student body at Montrose Elementary School of Innov is 85% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Montrose Elementary School of Innov's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Montrose Elementary School of Innov operates with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. Montrose Elementary School of Innov reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 24% average for public schools in Wright County is 22 points.
Montrose Elementary School of Innov is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Montrose Elementary School of Innov is +5.5 points: 46.0% actual, 40.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wright County show that the median household income is $107,209, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Montrose Elementary School of Innov, Wright County has 87 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Montrose Elementary School of Innov to another public school is about 3.2 miles, to HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Montrose Elementary School of Innov ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 363 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 343 it had in 2020-21.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
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- Delano Intermediate School6.5 mi · 555
- Delano High School6.6 mi · 1,158
- DELANO ELEMENTARY6.7 mi · 744
- Watertown Mayer High7.1 mi · 516
- Watertown-Mayer Middle7.1 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Montrose Elementary School of InnovHow large is Montrose Elementary School of Innov?
Montrose Elementary School of Innov enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Montrose Elementary School of Innov serve?
Montrose Elementary School of Innov serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Montrose Elementary School of Innov?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Montrose Elementary School of Innov.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montrose Elementary School of Innov?
At Montrose Elementary School of Innov, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Montrose Elementary School of Innov in?
Montrose Elementary School of Innov is part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools.
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