Success East

Success East, located in ADAMS, Minnesota, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It had 16 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Minnesota have about 50 students on average; enrollment here is 68% lower.

Southern MN Education Consortium counts 13 schools and 181 students, including Success East.

The student body at Success East is 75% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 13% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%.

There are 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Success East, giving a ratio of 4.6:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Minnesota is 6.4:1. A total of 13 students, or 81%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points above the 55% average for public schools in Freeborn County.

In Freeborn County, home to about 30,623 people, the median household earns about $71,023 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Freeborn County number 19, with about 4,061 students.

GLENVILLE EMMONS ELEMENTARY sits less than a tenth of a mile from Success East. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data put enrollment at 9 in 2017-18 and 16 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same years, the White share fell from 89% to 75%.

The allk12 page for Success East lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.