Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270345000153
Neveln Elementary
1918 E OAKLAND AVE, AUSTIN, MN 55912 · (507) 460-1600 · Mower County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
240 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 30% larger than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Based on grade levels within Austin Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Neveln Elementary
Neveln Elementary's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neveln Elementary this school | 381 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 369 | 64.5% | 43.1% |
| WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 298 | 66.4% | 31.6% |
| Edward Neill Elementary BURNSVILLE | 377 | 59.7% | 31.7% |
| Halverson Elementary ALBERT LEA | 360 | 69.7% | 37.2% |
| Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER | 509 | 59.7% | 29.4% |
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 Neveln Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mower County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #600 of 844 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #618 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #665 of 844 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #522 of 1,130 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #248 of 769 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #105 of 796 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #204 of 942 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #82 of 244 | N/A |
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
381
+96 (+34%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 381 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 63% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 71% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 22.5 | 15.1:1 | 74% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 55% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 22.3 | 14.9:1 | 59% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 62% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 68% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 42% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neveln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (332 to 381); teachers up 34% (22.3 to 30).
About Neveln Elementary
Neveln Elementary, located in AUSTIN, Minnesota, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 381 students.
District-wide, Austin Public School District has 13 schools and 5,751 students.
Hispanic students make up 38% of enrollment at Neveln Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 34% White, 12% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Mower County's population at about 14%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school's 30 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Neveln Elementary, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mower County is 55%.
Neveln Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.3%) and its predicted rate (31.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
For the population of Mower County, the median household earns about $73,074 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Neveln Elementary shares Mower County with 33 other public schools.
Neveln Elementary is about 0.3 miles from I.J. Holton Intermediate School, its nearest public school. Neveln Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 25.8% on proficiency, and Neveln Elementary is above that at 35.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Neveln Elementary as Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 96 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Austin Public School District
- Austin Senior HighHigh · 1,485 students
- Ellis MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Austin Senior HighHigh · 1,485 students
- Ellis MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- I.J. Holton Intermediate School0.3 mi · 712
- Ellis Middle0.4 mi · 726
- New Dominion Academy1.0 mi · 1
- WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER1.5 mi · 366
- Austin Community Learning Center1.5 mi · 87
- CLC - Pre-Kindergarten1.5 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Neveln ElementaryHow many students attend Neveln Elementary?
Neveln Elementary enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Neveln Elementary serve?
Neveln Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Neveln Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Neveln Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Neveln Elementary?
Student demographics at Neveln Elementary are roughly 34% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Neveln Elementary public or private?
Neveln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Austin Public School District.
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