Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-MILLVILLE·NCES 270028703667
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6
210 2ND ST SW, ELGIN, MN 55932 · (507) 876-2213 · Wabasha County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
109 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 38% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 this school | 315 | 34.6% | 49.9% |
| LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE | 271 | 31.4% | 54.2% |
| Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior ELGIN | 235 | 37.4% | 43.7% |
| Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD | 241 | 38.2% | 37.7% |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE | 393 | 30.3% | 38.0% |
| A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR | 450 | 35.3% | 40.5% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #58 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #55 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #81 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #181 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #79 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #177 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #128 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #80 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
315
-36 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 315 | 19.8 | 15.9:1 | 35% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 20.3 | 16.2:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 22.5 | 15.6:1 | 39% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 29% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 30% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (347 to 315); teachers down 1% (20 to 19.8).
About Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is a small middle-grades school serving families in ELGIN, Minnesota. It covers grades 4 through 6, with a total enrollment of 315 students. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students each.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Plainview-Elgin-Millville totals 1,405 students.
Federal enrollment data show Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Wabasha County.
The allk12 Grade for Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is A. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Minnesota, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.9% actual against a predicted 46.5%.
Within Wabasha County, the median household income is $82,007, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Wabasha County has 11 public schools and roughly 3,408 students.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6. By average proficiency, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is 4th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 351 to 315 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wabasha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,565
Census ACS
Median income
$82,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,408 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainview-Elgin-Millville
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3Elementary · 441 students
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville HighHigh · 414 students
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville JuniorMiddle · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior0.3 mi · 235
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-34.8 mi · 441
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville High4.9 mi · 414
- Century High School9.9 mi · 1,608
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL10.1 mi · 237
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6How large is Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 04-06.
Is Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 have?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6?
Student demographics at Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 are roughly 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is overseen by Plainview-Elgin-Millville in Wabasha County.
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