1
What's the state of after-school transportation at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137002557
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY
8125 NE RIVER RD, OTSEGO, MN 55330 · (763) 241-3494 · Wright County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
115 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (101).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 OTSEGO ELEMENTARY
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY this school | 536 | 21.5% | 58.3% |
| WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE | 505 | 19.6% | 60.1% |
| Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 492 | 20.5% | 57.9% |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 573 | 20.2% | 43.6% |
| Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE | 586 | 19.5% | 47.9% |
| JONATHAN ELEMENTARY CHASKA | 541 | 20.0% | 61.3% |
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 OTSEGO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #170 of 844 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #155 of 844 | #8 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #334 of 844 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #241 of 1,130 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #696 of 769 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #466 of 796 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #806 of 942 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #383 of 499 | #14 of 14 |
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
536
-109 (-17%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 536 | 31.7 | 16.9:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 30.5 | 18.0:1 | 22% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 31.5 | 17.9:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 34.2 | 16.8:1 | 24% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 44 | 17.7:1 | 23% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 26% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 9% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OTSEGO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (573 to 536); teachers down 7% (34.2 to 31.7).
About OTSEGO ELEMENTARY
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in OTSEGO, Minnesota, and it is part of Elk River Public School District. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 536 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Elk River Public School District has 14,633 students in 29 schools, and OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY, with 76% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 89% of Wright County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.9:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. For comparison, public schools in Wright County average 24%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wright County show that the median household income is $107,209, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is one of 88 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Three Rivers Montessori School is about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. OTSEGO ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.3% against a local average of 49.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 109 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in OTSEGO
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary SchElementary · 300 students
- Kaleidoscope Middle SchoolMiddle · 117 students
- Kaleidoscope Charter High SchoolHigh · 76 students
Other Otsego Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Otsego Elementary. OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Otsego Elementary SchoolTontogany, OH · 788 students
- OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDIX HILLS, NY · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Three Rivers Montessori School1.4 mi · 119
- SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 502
- Spectrum Middle School - Grade 62.0 mi · 147
- Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-82.0 mi · 291
- Handke Center- EC Special Education2.5 mi · 399
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH3.0 mi · 1,562
Frequently asked questions
About OTSEGO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 536 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does OTSEGO ELEMENTARY serve?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is OTSEGO ELEMENTARY?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is OTSEGO ELEMENTARY in?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY is part of Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.