Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270008900523
NRHEG ELEMENTARY
600 SCHOOL ST, ELLENDALE, MN 56026 · (507) 684-3181 · Steele County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
149 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NRHEG ELEMENTARY→NRHEG SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-44 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.1:1
% White
90%
was 92%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NRHEG ELEMENTARY
NRHEG ELEMENTARY, a moderately sized elementary school in ELLENDALE, Minnesota, overseen by NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 354 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Within NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 762 students, NRHEG ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Demographically, NRHEG ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting NRHEG ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, NRHEG ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 41.8%, a residual of -0.7 points.
Around the school, census data for Steele County shows median household income runs about $84,196, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. NRHEG ELEMENTARY is one of 24 public schools in Steele County (combined enrollment of about 6,997 students).
The closest other public school is NRHEG SECONDARY, roughly 10.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, NRHEG ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- NRHEG SECONDARY10.0 mi · 408
- Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo11.7 mi · 138
- Blooming Prairie High School11.7 mi · 385
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY12.0 mi · 341
- Albert Lea Senior High13.9 mi · 1,196
- OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH14.2 mi · 1,468
Frequently asked questions
About NRHEG ELEMENTARYHow large is NRHEG ELEMENTARY?
NRHEG ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
Is NRHEG ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NRHEG ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NRHEG ELEMENTARY have?
NRHEG ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at NRHEG ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NRHEG ELEMENTARY are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NRHEG ELEMENTARY?
NRHEG ELEMENTARY is overseen by NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT in Steele County.
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