Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 274081001704
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY
27 NW 2ND ST, ULEN, MN 56585 · (218) 596-8853 · Clay County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
64 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY→ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
144
-26 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
% White
79%
was 78%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY
Set in ULEN, Minnesota, ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY is an intimate elementary-level community, run under ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. It serves 144 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 344.
Within ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST, which oversees 2 schools and 302 students, ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Native American.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Clay County shows median household earnings sit near $81,172, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY is one of 32 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 11,470 students).
ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 40.4%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 170 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
- ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARYHigh · 158 students
Nearby schools
- ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY0.0 mi · 158
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY12.6 mi · 71
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY12.6 mi · 95
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY13.1 mi · 26
- HAWLEY ELEMENTARY13.7 mi · 579
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAM13.7 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY?
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 144 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY serve?
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY have?
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY?
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY in?
ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY is part of ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.