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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270948000394
VANDYKE ELEMENTARY
300 COLE AVE, COLERAINE, MN 55722 · (218) 245-2510 · Itasca County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
223 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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
Based on grade levels within GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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
377
-76 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.4:1
% White
86%
was 85%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VANDYKE ELEMENTARY
Located at 300 COLE AVE, in COLERAINE, Minnesota, VANDYKE ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that instructs 377 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 970 students, VANDYKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Demographically, VANDYKE ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder consists of 10% multiracial, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Itasca County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Itasca County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VANDYKE ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 48.7%, a residual of +15.4 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Itasca County) records that median household earnings sit near $68,603, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. VANDYKE ELEMENTARY is one of 26 public schools in Itasca County (combined enrollment of about 6,407 students).
Nearest neighbor: GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VANDYKE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. VANDYKE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 377). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Itasca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,275
Census ACS
Median income
$68,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GREENWAY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 271 students
- GREENWAY MIDDLEMiddle · 244 students
- MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 78 students
Other schools in COLERAINE
- GREENWAY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 271 students
- GREENWAY MIDDLEMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 271
- GREENWAY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 244
- East Rapids Elementary5.0 mi · 639
- MIDDLE AREA LEARNING CENTER5.1 mi · 54
- ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.1 mi · 764
- ITASKIN EDUCATION CENTER5.7 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About VANDYKE ELEMENTARYHow large is VANDYKE ELEMENTARY?
VANDYKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does VANDYKE ELEMENTARY serve?
VANDYKE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at VANDYKE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at VANDYKE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is VANDYKE ELEMENTARY?
VANDYKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees VANDYKE ELEMENTARY?
VANDYKE ELEMENTARY is overseen by GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Itasca County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.