Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272829001407
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY
1000 PINE MEADOWS LANE, RUSHFORD, MN 55971 · (507) 864-7785 · Fillmore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
98 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY this school | 266 | 36.8% | 47.2% |
| RTR Elementary School TYLER | 266 | 36.8% | 44.2% |
| WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE | 264 | 35.6% | 42.1% |
| UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD | 282 | 36.5% | 48.1% |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY PARKERS PRAIRIE | 251 | 35.5% | 49.6% |
| Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 254 | 35.4% | 59.6% |
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 RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Fillmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #389 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #372 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #333 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #689 of 1,130 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #119 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #733 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #566 of 942 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #229 of 499 | N/A |
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
266
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 266 | 23.5 | 11.3:1 | 37% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 23.2 | 11.2:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 21.6 | 11.8:1 | 43% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 25.9 | 12.0:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 33% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 54% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 32% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (311 to 266); teachers down 9% (25.9 to 23.5).
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in RUSHFORD, Minnesota. The school counted 266 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 23% below the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The 3 schools of RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY, enroll 648 students.
Roughly 93% of students at RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Fillmore County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
With 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 45.3%. RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY scores 47.2%, 1.9 points above that line.
For Fillmore County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,512, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,946, RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 272 students in 2020-21 and 266 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 237 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in RUSHFORD
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 237 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 237
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 145
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar9.6 mi · 392
- HOUSTON SECONDARY9.6 mi · 234
- Minnesota Virtual Academy High9.6 mi · 706
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAM9.6 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY serve?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY have?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY is overseen by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Fillmore County.
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