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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273225001370
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY
509 3RD ST NE, ROSEAU, MN 56751 · (218) 463-2746 · Roseau County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
186 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 ROSEAU ELEMENTARY
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSEAU ELEMENTARY this school | 574 | 32.4% | 46.0% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 562 | 31.1% | 50.0% |
| ROSSMAN ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES | 565 | 33.1% | 58.1% |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER | 506 | 31.8% | 56.5% |
| Watertown-Mayer Elementary School WATERTOWN | 482 | 30.3% | 65.7% |
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY PIERZ | 607 | 30.5% | 64.6% |
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 ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #418 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #484 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #351 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #192 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #368 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #645 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #644 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #339 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
574
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 574 | 42.6 | 13.5:1 | 32% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 42.8 | 13.7:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 42.7 | 14.6:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 40.6 | 15.6:1 | 33% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 30% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 25% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROSEAU ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (632 to 574); teachers up 5% (40.6 to 42.6).
About ROSEAU ELEMENTARY
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school. Its address is in ROSEAU, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 574 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 67% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 2 schools and 1,101 students.
Roughly 87% of students at ROSEAU ELEMENTARY are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Roseau County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
The school had 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 32%. The figure for public schools in Roseau County is close, at 34%.
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ROSEAU ELEMENTARY's results are 1.7 points below predicted: 46.0% against 47.6%.
The school is in Roseau County, where the median household earns about $74,474 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Roseau County, 11 public schools serve about 2,582 students.
ROSEAU SECONDARY sits about 0.1 miles from ROSEAU ELEMENTARY. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place ROSEAU ELEMENTARY in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 27 students, from 601 to 574. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Roseau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,302
Census ACS
Median income
$74,474
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROSEAU SECONDARYHigh · 527 students
- ROSEAU DIST. AREA LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Other schools in ROSEAU
- ROSEAU SECONDARYHigh · 527 students
- ROSEAU DIST. AREA LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Nearby schools
- ROSEAU SECONDARY0.1 mi · 527
- BADGER SECONDARY12.8 mi · 99
- BADGER ELEMENTARY12.8 mi · 124
- WARROAD ELEMENTARY19.8 mi · 475
- Warroad Early Childhood Special Edu19.8 mi · 13
- WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL19.8 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About ROSEAU ELEMENTARYHow large is ROSEAU ELEMENTARY?
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ROSEAU ELEMENTARY serve?
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROSEAU ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROSEAU ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ROSEAU ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ROSEAU ELEMENTARY are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ROSEAU ELEMENTARY in?
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY is part of ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.