Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270001701672
Taylors Falls Elementary
648 WEST ST, TAYLORS FALLS, MN 55084 · (651) 213-2100 · Chisago County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
81 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Taylors Falls Elementary
Taylors Falls Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylors Falls Elementary this school | 329 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
| Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem JANESVILLE | 317 | 24.9% | 59.7% |
| La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT | 359 | 26.5% | 58.0% |
| Pike Lake Elementary DULUTH | 293 | 23.2% | 60.9% |
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY | 380 | 23.7% | 53.1% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School ZUMBROTA | 298 | 23.5% | N/A |
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 Taylors Falls Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Chisago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #516 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #507 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #454 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #593 of 1,130 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #117 of 769 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #728 of 796 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #759 of 942 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #231 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
329
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 329 | 29.2 | 11.3:1 | 25% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 28.9 | 12.0:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 33% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 25.5 | 15.1:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 30% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 30% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylors Falls Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (384 to 329); teachers up 14% (25.5 to 29.2).
About Taylors Falls Elementary
Taylors Falls Elementary is an elementary school in TAYLORS FALLS, Minnesota, reachable at (651) 213-2100. The student body numbers 329 students, from pre-K through 5.
Within Chisago Lakes School District, Taylors Falls Elementary is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,317 students.
About 92% of the student body at Taylors Falls Elementary is White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Taylors Falls Elementary is 29.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school counts 81 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 25%. That tracks the 27% average for public schools in Chisago County.
Taylors Falls Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Taylors Falls Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.7% is 11.2 points below the 51.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Chisago County this way: the median household income is $99,400, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Chisago County has 27 public schools and roughly 7,668 students.
The closest public school, Saint Croix Falls Elementary, is about 1.0 miles from Taylors Falls Elementary. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Taylors Falls Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Taylors Falls Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 329 students in 2024-25, 14 more than the 315 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 11.3:1.
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Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chisago Lakes School District
- Chisago Lakes Senior HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Lakeside El.Elementary · 804 students
- Chisago Lakes MiddleMiddle · 742 students
- Chisago Lakes El.Elementary · 347 students
- Chisago Lakes Family CenterElementary · 41 students
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning ProgHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Croix Falls Elementary1.0 mi · 303
- Saint Croix Falls Middle1.1 mi · 297
- Saint Croix Falls High1.1 mi · 345
- Dresser Elementary3.5 mi · 46
- Osceola High5.4 mi · 498
- Osceola Intermediate5.4 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Taylors Falls ElementaryHow many students attend Taylors Falls Elementary?
Taylors Falls Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is Taylors Falls Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylors Falls Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylors Falls Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylors Falls Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylors Falls Elementary?
At Taylors Falls Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Taylors Falls Elementary in?
Taylors Falls Elementary is part of Chisago Lakes School District.
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