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What's the biggest difference between Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 and what you expected?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-MILLVILLE·NCES 270028703701
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
600 W BROADWAY, PLAINVIEW, MN 55964 · (507) 534-4232 · Wabasha County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
163 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 25% |
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
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3→Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6→Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior→Plainview-Elgin-Millville High
Based on grade levels within Plainview-Elgin-Millville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PK-3
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 this school | 441 | 37.0% | 53.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary HASTINGS | 461 | 35.4% | 47.1% |
| HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY HUTCHINSON | 431 | 39.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 481 | 37.8% | 52.8% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 505 | 36.6% | 45.5% |
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY BENSON | 391 | 38.4% | 36.8% |
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 Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #261 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #286 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #377 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #402 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #271 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #643 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #560 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #441 of 499 |
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
441
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 441 | 34.3 | 12.8:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 33.3 | 13.1:1 | 36% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 33.3 | 13.1:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 34.2 | 13.3:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 33% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (455 to 441); teachers unchanged (34.2 to 34.3).
About Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in PLAINVIEW, Minnesota. It enrolls 441 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3. That is 28% larger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville, which runs Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3, has 4 schools and 1,405 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 are White. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 34.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.8%, compared with a predicted 45.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wabasha County show that median household income comes to about $82,007, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 3,408 students.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3's closest public school neighbor is Plainview-Elgin-Millville High, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 holds 3 other public schools. Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.8% against a local average of 45.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 was 435 in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 HighHigh · 414 students
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6Middle · 315 students
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville JuniorMiddle · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville High0.1 mi · 414
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior4.5 mi · 235
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-64.8 mi · 315
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL12.9 mi · 237
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 311
- SAIL PROGRAM13.2 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3What is the total enrollment at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 serve?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 is approximately 12.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3?
At Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3, the student body is approximately 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 is overseen by Plainview-Elgin-Millville in Wabasha County.
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