NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY

NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY operates as a micro-enrollment K-5 school in TWIN VALLEY, Minnesota, operated by NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 95 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 166 students. NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Norman County shows median household income runs about $72,260, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY is one of 5 public schools in Norman County (combined enrollment of about 871 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 41%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 95 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 4% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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