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Which teacher or staff member at Southview Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271894005391
Southview Elementary
601 E SOUTHVIEW DR, MARSHALL, MN 56258 · (507) 537-6924 · Lyon County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- A-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
11.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
307 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 168 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 183 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Southview Elementary
Southview Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southview Elementary this school | 524 | 58.6% | 44.3% |
| PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY MARSHALL | 407 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Southgate Elementary AUSTIN | 539 | 55.7% | 37.2% |
| Banfield Elementary AUSTIN | 574 | 61.1% | 27.8% |
| Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS | 491 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
| Hawthorne Elementary ALBERT LEA | 400 | 63.0% | 26.6% |
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 Southview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #449 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #528 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #491 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #259 of 1,130 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #165 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #177 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #237 of 942 | #4 of 7 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | 44.6 | 11.8:1 | 59% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 43.7 | 12.0:1 | 60% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 43.2 | 12.2:1 | 64% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southview Elementary.
About Southview Elementary
Among the schools in MARSHALL, Minnesota, is Southview Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 524 students in grades 2 through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Southview Elementary is one school in MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 7 schools with 2,664 students.
Southview Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Lyon County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Southview Elementary is 44.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Lyon County.
The allk12 Grade for Southview Elementary is B. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.6%.
Within Lyon County, the median household income is $75,303, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Southview Elementary, Lyon County has 20 other public schools.
Nearest public school: MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Southview Elementary is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,503
Census ACS
Median income
$75,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 886 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreKElementary · 114 students
- Marshall Area Learning CenterHigh · 76 students
- Marshall Career and Technical InstiHigh · 2 students
Other schools in MARSHALL
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 886 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreKElementary · 114 students
- Marshall Area Learning CenterHigh · 76 students
- SWWC ELC - MarshallCombined · 11 students
Other Southview Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southview Elementary. Southview Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYAPPLE VALLEY, MN · 576 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYWACONIA, MN · 544 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 644 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.KEARNEY, MO · 455 students
- Southview ElementaryChippewa Falls, WI · 286 students
Nearby schools
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 655
- Project Search-Avera Marshall0.8 mi · 9
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreK0.9 mi · 114
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 407
- SWWC ELC - Marshall1.7 mi · 11
- Marshall Area Learning Center1.7 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Southview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Southview Elementary?
Southview Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Southview Elementary serve?
Southview Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many teachers does Southview Elementary have?
Southview Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Southview Elementary?
Southview Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Southview Elementary?
Southview Elementary is overseen by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lyon County.
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