Round Lake-Brewster Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in BREWSTER, Minnesota, Round Lake-Brewster Elementary enrolls 377 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Across the 2 schools in ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (495 students total), Round Lake-Brewster Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Round Lake-Brewster Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder reads as 21% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nobles County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Round Lake-Brewster Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.2%.

In the broader community, Nobles County reports that median household income runs about $66,101, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Round Lake-Brewster Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Nobles County (combined enrollment of about 5,284 students).

Round Lake-Brewster Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Round Lake-Brewster Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.4%.

Round Lake-Brewster Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Round Lake-Brewster Elementary has ticked up 58%, going from 238 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 62% to 73% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Round Lake-Brewster Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.