Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH·NCES 270038504734
Red Lake County Central Elementary
260 MINNESOTA ST S, PLUMMER, MN 56748 · (218) 465-4222 · Red Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
72 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 13 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 21% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Red Lake County Central Elementary→Red Lake County Central High School
Based on grade levels within RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Red Lake County Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #458 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #548 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #413 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #818 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #488 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #122 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-37 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 178 | 17.8 | 10.0:1 | 40% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 20.4 | 8.9:1 | 46% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 20.4 | 9.9:1 | 52% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 18.9 | 12.2:1 | 47% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 46% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Lake County Central Elementary.
About Red Lake County Central Elementary
Red Lake County Central Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in PLUMMER, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 178 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Red Lake County Central Elementary sits within RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH, which has 3 schools and 343 students.
Red Lake County Central Elementary is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Red Lake County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
There are 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. Of all students at Red Lake County Central Elementary, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 38% average for public schools in Red Lake 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 Red Lake County Central Elementary, the prediction is 43.3% and the result is 43.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Red Lake County show that the median household earns about $77,188 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Red Lake County has 6 public schools with about 764 students, including Red Lake County Central Elementary.
RLCC Elementary at Oklee is about 9.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. On average proficiency, Red Lake County Central Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Red Lake County Central Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Red Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,915
Census ACS
Median income
$77,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH
- Red Lake County Central High SchoolHigh · 153 students
- RLCC Elementary at OkleeElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- RLCC Elementary at Oklee9.9 mi · 12
- Red Lake County Central High School9.9 mi · 153
- J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY10.5 mi · 237
- LAFAYETTE SECONDARY11.1 mi · 184
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY14.2 mi · 727
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE15.1 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Red Lake County Central ElementaryHow large is Red Lake County Central Elementary?
Red Lake County Central Elementary enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Red Lake County Central Elementary serve?
Red Lake County Central Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Red Lake County Central Elementary?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Red Lake County Central Elementary.
How diverse is Red Lake County Central Elementary?
Red Lake County Central Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Red Lake County Central Elementary public or private?
Red Lake County Central Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH.
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