Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270444000197
Solway Elementary
159 LOMEN AVE NE, SOLWAY, MN 56678 · (218) 467-3232 · Beltrami County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
64 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Solway Elementary→Gene Dillon Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Bemidji Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.4%
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 51 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Solway Elementary
Solway Elementary's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solway Elementary this school | 148 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
| SOUTH TERRACE ELEMENTARY CARLTON | 163 | 43.6% | 31.4% |
| GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY GOODRIDGE | 161 | 45.3% | 33.9% |
| WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY SILVER BAY | 143 | 42.0% | 27.7% |
| ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY ULEN | 144 | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE | 144 | 41.0% | 59.7% |
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 Solway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #349 of 844 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #417 of 844 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #419 of 844 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #858 of 1,130 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #436 of 942 | #12 of 15 |
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
148
+19 (+15%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 148 | 11.7 | 12.6:1 | 43% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 12.7 | 11.5:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 11.6 | 13.8:1 | 57% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 45% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 11.1 | 14.2:1 | 54% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 56% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 56% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 8 | 16.6:1 | 48% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (157 to 148); teachers up 6% (11.1 to 11.7).
About Solway Elementary
SOLWAY, Minnesota, is home to Solway Elementary, a small elementary school. A federal count lists 148 students at the school, in pre-K through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Bemidji Public School District totals 4,722 students.
Solway Elementary's enrollment is 84% White. After that, the student body is 13% Native American. Census figures show Beltrami County is about 71% White. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 11.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 54% for public schools in Beltrami County.
Solway Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Solway Elementary would score about 41.8%. It scores 49.5%, 7.7 points above that figure.
Beltrami County census figures show that the median household income is $68,975, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Beltrami County is home to 38 public schools and about 8,088 public school students.
The school nearest to Solway Elementary is Paul Bunyan Center, at a distance of about 9.0 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.5%; Solway Elementary's is 49.5%, ranking 1st of 5.
Solway Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 148, a 15% gain from 129 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Solway Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bemidji Public School District
- Bemidji Senior HighHigh · 1,537 students
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Paul Bunyan Center9.0 mi · 118
- Gene Dillon Elementary School9.3 mi · 667
- Bemidji Senior High9.9 mi · 1,537
- Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC9.9 mi · 85
- Bemidji Middle10.1 mi · 967
- Bemidji Middle ALP10.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Solway ElementaryHow many students attend Solway Elementary?
Solway Elementary enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-03.
Is Solway Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Solway Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Solway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Solway Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Solway Elementary?
At Solway Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Solway Elementary in?
Solway Elementary is part of Bemidji Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.