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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271807000045

Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary

100 KINGSWAY DRIVE, LE SUEUR, MN 56058 · (507) 665-4700 · Le Sueur County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
175 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K256%
Kindergarten5915%
Grade 16316%
Grade 27619%
Grade 37118%
Grade 44913%
Grade 54712%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
27470%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
9023%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
21154%
Female
17946%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
47.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →

Where Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Le Sueur County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#437 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.1%#400 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.3%#446 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
390#504 of 1,130#3 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.1%#424 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.9%#406 of 942N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+26.6%#40 of 244N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
390
+158 (+68%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 559
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25390N/AN/A45% (175)
2023-243693510.5:149% (179)
2022-232532311.0:151% (129)
2020-21232249.7:134% (79)
2017-1830823.213.3:139% (121)
2015-163051916.1:145% (137)
2010-114293014.3:138% (165)
2000-015593118.0:130% (166)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary.

About Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary

Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in LE SUEUR, Minnesota. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 390 students.

Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary is part of LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 1,134 students.

Of every 100 students at Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary, about 70 are White. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. The diversity index for Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

By family income, 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Le Sueur County, the school's rate is higher.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.0% for Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary. The school posts 45.0%, 4.0 points above the prediction.

The school's county is Le Sueur County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $94,968 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Le Sueur County number 13, with about 3,869 students.

Among nearby public schools, LE SUEUR-HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.

Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Enrollment records show 232 in 2020-21 and 390 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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Le Sueur County at a glance

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Population
29,113
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,869 students

Quick facts

School name
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary
District
LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
100 KINGSWAY DRIVE, LE SUEUR, MN 56058
Phone
(507) 665-4700
County
Le Sueur County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
390
Teachers (FTE)
0
Free and reduced lunch
175 (45%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271807000045
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary
How large is Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary?
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary serve?
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary?
Student demographics at Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary are roughly 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary in?
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary is part of LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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