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Alumni: what's one memory from TRITON ELEMENTARY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274066500036
TRITON ELEMENTARY
813 W HIGHWAY ST, DODGE CENTER, MN 55927 · (507) 418-7500 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
172 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Students here typically continue to
TRITON ELEMENTARY→TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.8%
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 56 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 TRITON ELEMENTARY
TRITON ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRITON ELEMENTARY this school | 384 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WELLS | 420 | 45.2% | 56.4% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR | 390 | 44.9% | 45.0% |
| SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY SAUK CENTRE | 368 | 41.0% | 34.4% |
| MURDOCK ELEMENTARY MURDOCK | 395 | 40.5% | 48.2% |
| MACCRAY Elementary CLARA CITY | 320 | 45.9% | 40.6% |
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 TRITON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #471 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #345 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #524 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #517 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #46 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #464 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #410 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #125 of 499 |
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
384
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 384 | 37.8 | 10.2:1 | 45% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 35.5 | 11.0:1 | 46% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 37 | 11.1:1 | 48% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 31% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 39.8 | 12.5:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 42% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 28% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRITON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (496 to 384); teachers down 5% (39.8 to 37.8).
About TRITON ELEMENTARY
TRITON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in DODGE CENTER, Minnesota. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 384 students.
TRITON ELEMENTARY belongs to TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 889 students.
The share of White students at TRITON ELEMENTARY is 74%, a majority. The school is also 19% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Dodge County residents. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at TRITON ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
Teacher count: 37.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.2:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 29% average for public schools in Dodge County is 16 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TRITON ELEMENTARY is 41.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.8%.
In Dodge County, home to about 21,045 people, the median household earns about $95,739 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Dodge County number 13, with about 3,838 students.
TRITON ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.0%; TRITON ELEMENTARY's is 42.8%, ranking 4th of 5.
TRITON ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 384 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 440. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 10.2:1.
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Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,045
Census ACS
Median income
$95,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TRITON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 283 students
- TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 222 students
- Triton ALPHigh
Other schools in DODGE CENTER
- TRITON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 283 students
- TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 222 students
- Triton ALPHigh
Other Triton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Triton Elementary. TRITON ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Triton Elementary SchoolBourbon, IN · 517 students
Nearby schools
- TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 222
- TRITON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 283
- ZUMBRO AREA LEARNING CENTER6.0 mi · 59
- TRANSITION 2 SUCCESS6.0 mi · 15
- ZUMBRO ED. DIST. FUTURES/CHOICE6.0 mi · 32
- ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT6.0 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About TRITON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TRITON ELEMENTARY?
TRITON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TRITON ELEMENTARY serve?
TRITON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does TRITON ELEMENTARY have?
TRITON ELEMENTARY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at TRITON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at TRITON ELEMENTARY are roughly 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is TRITON ELEMENTARY in?
TRITON ELEMENTARY is part of TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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