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What's the biggest difference between Mora Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
862
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272148001097
Mora Elementary School
200 9TH ST N, MORA, MN 55051 · (320) 679-6200 · Kanabec County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 33.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
376 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 35 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (133).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Mora Elementary School→Mora High School
Based on grade levels within Mora Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Mora Elementary School
Mora Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mora Elementary School this school | 862 | 43.6% | 56.8% |
| PINE CITY ELEMENTARY PINE CITY | 863 | 43.2% | 38.5% |
| Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS | 734 | 42.0% | 42.2% |
| CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS | 727 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| MILACA ELEMENTARY MILACA | 865 | 49.9% | 39.9% |
| Princeton Intermediate School PRINCETON | 675 | 38.7% | 46.8% |
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 Mora Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #199 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #288 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #142 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #22 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #560 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #633 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #429 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #453 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
862
+63 (+8%) vs 2020
+93% since 2000-01, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 862 | 56.8 | 15.2:1 | 44% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 61.8 | 13.8:1 | 49% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 59.6 | 14.0:1 | 49% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 37% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 63.4 | 13.9:1 | 44% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 42% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 50% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 34% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mora Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (884 to 862); teachers down 10% (63.4 to 56.8).
About Mora Elementary School
Mora Elementary School is a public elementary school in MORA, Minnesota. A federal count lists 862 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 151% larger than that.
Mora Public Schools (4 schools, 1,656 students) runs Mora Elementary School.
About 86% of the student body at Mora Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Mora Elementary School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mora Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Mora Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Mora Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Mora Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 41.6%. Actual: 56.8%.
In the county around the school, Kanabec County, the median household income is $71,460, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Kanabec County, enrolling about 2,128 students in all.
The school nearest to Mora Elementary School is MORA MIDDLE LEVEL ALC, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Mora Elementary School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Mora Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Mora Elementary School climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 799 to 862 students. The ratio was 13.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Mora Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kanabec County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,390
Census ACS
Median income
$71,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,128 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mora Public Schools
- Mora High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- MORA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERHigh · 39 students
- MORA MIDDLE LEVEL ALCMiddle · 12 students
Other schools in MORA
- Mora High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- MORA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERHigh · 39 students
- MORA MIDDLE LEVEL ALCMiddle · 12 students
Other Mora Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mora Elementary. Mora Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Mora Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 569 students
- MORA ELEMENTARYMORA, NM · 151 students
Nearby schools
- MORA MIDDLE LEVEL ALC0.1 mi · 12
- MORA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER0.1 mi · 39
- Mora High School0.1 mi · 743
- OGILVIE SECONDARY7.8 mi · 206
- LION Program-Alternative Education7.8 mi · 2
- OGILVIE ELEMENTARY7.8 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Mora Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mora Elementary School?
Mora Elementary School enrolls approximately 862 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mora Elementary School serve?
Mora Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mora Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Mora Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mora Elementary School?
At Mora Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mora Elementary School public or private?
Mora Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.