Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272145001093
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY
4812 COUNTY RD 10, MOOSE LAKE, MN 55767 · (218) 485-4834 · Carlton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
112 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY→MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 285 | 39.3% | 41.4% |
| CHERRY ELEMENTARY IRON | 297 | 38.0% | 46.7% |
| Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY | 306 | 40.8% | 50.3% |
| CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY CULVER | 303 | 39.3% | 40.0% |
| LAKE PARK AUDUBON ELEMENTARY AUDUBON | 275 | 41.1% | 42.9% |
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 MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #501 of 844 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #568 of 844 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #408 of 844 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #664 of 1,130 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #188 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #658 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #521 of 942 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #100 of 499 | #2 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
285
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 285 | 23.6 | 12.1:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 24.7 | 12.3:1 | 44% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 22.3 | 13.9:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 34% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 24.5 | 15.4:1 | 35% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 42% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 30% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (377 to 285); teachers down 3% (24.5 to 23.6).
About MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of the public schools in MOOSE LAKE, Minnesota. It is a small elementary school. It enrolled 285 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is among 2 schools run by MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 561 students.
Federal enrollment data show MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is 88% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 23.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 43.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.4%.
In the county around the school, Carlton County, the median household income is $80,573, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in Carlton County, enrolling about 6,201 students in all.
The closest public school, MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY, is less than a tenth of a mile from MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 285, a 7% decrease from 307 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
The MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MOOSE LAKE SECONDARYHigh · 276 students
Other schools in MOOSE LAKE
- MOOSE LAKE SECONDARYHigh · 276 students
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVERHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY0.0 mi · 276
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER0.7 mi · 3
- BARNUM ELEMENTARY6.2 mi · 348
- BARNUM SECONDARY6.6 mi · 312
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 231
- WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY8.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY?
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-06.
Is MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY have?
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY?
At MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY public or private?
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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