TRACY ELEMENTARY

TRACY ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in TRACY, Minnesota, run under TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 359 students in grades pre-K through 6.

TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 670 students. TRACY ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TRACY ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lyon County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lyon County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, TRACY ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.6%; actual is 52.3%, +16.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lyon County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,303, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. TRACY ELEMENTARY is one of 21 public schools in Lyon County (combined enrollment of about 4,803 students).

Nearest neighbor: TRACY SECONDARY, around 0.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRACY ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRACY ELEMENTARY has decreased 4%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 71% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.