MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY

MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is a compact elementary-level community in MOOSE LAKE, Minnesota, overseen by MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 285 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 561 students, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carlton County put median household earnings sit near $80,573, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 25 public schools in Carlton County (combined enrollment of about 6,201 students).

MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY has edged down 24%, going from 377 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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