Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY·NCES 270015000378
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
601 1ST ST, CLINTON, MN 56225 · (320) 325-5224 · Big Stone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
56 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 18% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building→6-12th Grade Building
Based on grade levels within Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
Where Pre-K - 5th Grade Building ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #358 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #346 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #226 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #848 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #562 of 942 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
152
+17 (+13%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 152 | 10.3 | 14.7:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 9.5 | 15.6:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 11.1 | 11.8:1 | 39% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 39% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 12.7 | 12.6:1 | 26% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | 55% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pre-K - 5th Grade Building.
About Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building is an elementary school in CLINTON, Minnesota, according to federal school records. Federal data show 152 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 56% below average.
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley serves 333 students across 6 schools.
The share of White students at Pre-K - 5th Grade Building is 89%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pre-K - 5th Grade Building scores 21%.
There are 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is lower. Of all students at Pre-K - 5th Grade Building, 37% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 38% average for public schools in Big Stone County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pre-K - 5th Grade Building, the prediction is 45.3% and the result is 48.8%.
For the population of Big Stone County, the median household earns about $70,400 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Big Stone County, 9 public schools serve about 843 students.
Big Stone Colony High School is about 4.8 miles from Pre-K - 5th Grade Building, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Pre-K - 5th Grade Building holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.1% proficiency; Pre-K - 5th Grade Building posts 48.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 135 (2020-21) to 152 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 14.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pre-K - 5th Grade Building. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Big Stone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,127
Census ACS
Median income
$70,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
843 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
- 6-12th Grade BuildingHigh · 133 students
- Lismore Colony ElementaryElementary · 24 students
- Big Stone Colony ElementaryElementary · 19 students
- Big Stone Colony High SchoolHigh · 4 students
- Lismore Colony Senior High SchoolHigh · 1 students
Other schools in CLINTON
- Lismore Colony ElementaryElementary · 24 students
- Big Stone Colony High SchoolHigh · 4 students
- Lismore Colony Senior High SchoolHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Big Stone Colony High School4.8 mi · 4
- Big Stone Colony Elementary4.8 mi · 19
- 6-12th Grade Building7.4 mi · 133
- Lismore Colony Senior High School7.4 mi · 1
- Lismore Colony Elementary7.4 mi · 24
- Knoll Elementary10.6 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Pre-K - 5th Grade BuildingHow large is Pre-K - 5th Grade Building?
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building enrolls approximately 152 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pre-K - 5th Grade Building serve?
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pre-K - 5th Grade Building have?
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Pre-K - 5th Grade Building?
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Pre-K - 5th Grade Building public or private?
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.