RAMSEY ELEMENTARY

Located at 501 HAMILTON AVE, in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, RAMSEY ELEMENTARY is a compact elementary school that teaches 260 students (grades K through 2), operated by MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 1,372 students, RAMSEY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, RAMSEY ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Chippewa County put median household income runs about $71,458, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. RAMSEY ELEMENTARY is one of 11 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students).

MN River Valley ALC-Seatbased is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around RAMSEY ELEMENTARY.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 72% to 52%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the RAMSEY ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.