ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY

ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in ROTHSAY, Minnesota, one of the schools within ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 194 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

Within ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 334 students, ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wilkin County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wilkin County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,410, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Wilkin County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,114 students), ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROTHSAY SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 194).

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