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Trimont Elementary

77 W BEECH ST, TRIMONT, MN 56176 · (507) 639-2071 · Martin County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
  • C-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

Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
73 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 35025%
Grade 45226%
Grade 54724%
Grade 65126%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
17789%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
105%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
11558%
Female
8543%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Trimont Elementary→Martin County West Junior High→Martin County West Senior High
Feeds from
Sherburn ElementaryKG–02
Based on grade levels within Martin County West School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
43.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.0%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Trimont Elementary

Trimont Elementary's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Trimont Elementary this school20036.5%41.4%
WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY
WABASHA
20536.6%46.0%
WRENSHALL ELEMENTARY
WRENSHALL
18737.4%39.8%
ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY
ALDEN
22934.5%38.1%
LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY
BAUDETTE
23435.5%30.8%
WINSTED ELEMENTARY
WINSTED
21339.9%37.5%
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 Trimont Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Martin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.4%#500 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#470 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.1%#534 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
200#796 of 1,130#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#393 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.3%#660 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.5%#579 of 942N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.0%#180 of 499N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
200
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
+59% since 2000-01, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520014.713.7:137% (73)
2023-2419114.313.3:142% (80)
2022-2318512.215.2:148% (88)
2020-211941216.2:137% (72)
2017-1824417.514.0:152% (128)
2015-162471516.5:146% (114)
2010-11125717.9:130% (38)
2000-01126718.0:129% (36)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trimont Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (244 to 200); teachers down 16% (17.5 to 14.7).

About Trimont Elementary

Federal records list Trimont Elementary as an elementary school in TRIMONT, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 200 students across grades 3 through 6. That puts enrollment 42% below the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.

The district, Martin County West School District, has 624 students enrolled across 4 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Trimont Elementary is 89% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. In Martin County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Trimont Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 37%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Martin County, the school's rate is lower.

Trimont Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Minnesota public elementary schools.

Trimont Elementary scores 41.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.5%.

The school is in Martin County, where the median household earns about $59,507 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Trimont Elementary shares Martin County with 14 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Trimont Elementary is closest to Sherburn Elementary, about 7.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Trimont Elementary places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 200, from 194 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.

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

Martin County at a glance

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Population
19,780
Census ACS
Median income
$59,507
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,110 students

Quick facts

School name
Trimont Elementary
District
Martin County West School District
Address
77 W BEECH ST, TRIMONT, MN 56176
Phone
(507) 639-2071
County
Martin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
200
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
73 (37%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
271896000072
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Trimont Elementary
How large is Trimont Elementary?
Trimont Elementary enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Trimont Elementary serve?
Trimont Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Trimont Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Trimont Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Trimont Elementary?
Student demographics at Trimont Elementary are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Trimont Elementary in?
Trimont Elementary is part of Martin County West School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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