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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIPESTONE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010801262
Pipestone Elementary
1401 7TH STREET SW, PIPESTONE, MN 56164 · (507) 562-6200 · Pipestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
285 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pipestone Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pipestone Elementary
Pipestone Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Elementary this school | 580 | 49.1% | 40.7% |
| Windom Area Elementary WINDOM | 493 | 49.3% | 47.7% |
| Blue Earth Area Elementary BLUE EARTH | 515 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY GAYLORD | 503 | 43.5% | 41.7% |
| Lakeview Elementary ALBERT LEA | 400 | 52.3% | 40.8% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR | 390 | 44.9% | 45.0% |
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 Pipestone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #520 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #533 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #426 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #180 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #363 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #345 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #342 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +143.7% | #2 of 244 |
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
580
+350 (+152%) vs 2020
+149% since 2000-01, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 580 | 43.1 | 13.5:1 | 49% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 43.8 | 11.8:1 | 51% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 41.7 | 12.4:1 | 54% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 43% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 17.2 | 13.8:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 56% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 51% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 36% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pipestone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 144% (238 to 580); teachers up 151% (17.2 to 43.1).
About Pipestone Elementary
The public elementary school Pipestone Elementary is located in PIPESTONE, Minnesota. The school had 580 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Pipestone Elementary is one school in Pipestone Area School District, a system of 4 schools with 1,138 students.
Pipestone Elementary is 63% White by enrollment. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American, and 2% Black. By comparison, Pipestone County residents are about 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Pipestone Elementary total 43.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 49%.
allk12 grades Pipestone Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pipestone Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.7%) and its predicted rate (38.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pipestone County, the median household income is $69,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pipestone Elementary is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Pipestone Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pipestone Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pipestone Elementary at 1st of 4.
Under the NCES locale system, Pipestone Elementary is Rural: Remote.
Federal data put enrollment at 230 in 2020-21 and 580 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pipestone Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pipestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,284
Census ACS
Median income
$69,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pipestone Area School District
- Pipestone Senior HighHigh · 302 students
- Pipestone MiddleMiddle · 244 students
- Heartland ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Other schools in PIPESTONE
- Pipestone Senior HighHigh · 302 students
- Pipestone MiddleMiddle · 244 students
- SWWC ALC - PipestoneHigh · 39 students
- SWWC ELC - PipestoneCombined · 26 students
- PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTERHigh
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - PipestoneMiddle
Nearby schools
- Pipestone Middle0.0 mi · 244
- Pipestone Senior High0.0 mi · 302
- SWWC ELC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 26
- SWWC ALC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 39
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 067.6 mi · 34
- Heartland Elementary12.1 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Pipestone ElementaryHow large is Pipestone Elementary?
Pipestone Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pipestone Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pipestone Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pipestone Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pipestone Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pipestone Elementary?
Student demographics at Pipestone Elementary are roughly 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pipestone Elementary in?
Pipestone Elementary is part of Pipestone Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.