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.