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.