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How has Voyager Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270306002229
Voyager Elementary
203 VOYAGER DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 · (320) 762-3325 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
124 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Voyager Elementary→Discovery Middle School
Based on grade levels within Alexandria Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Voyager Elementary
Voyager Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyager Elementary this school | 446 | 27.8% | 54.4% |
| HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 448 | 26.3% | 60.7% |
| BONNER ELEMENTARY STEWARTVILLE | 411 | 28.5% | N/A |
| Paynesville Area Elementary PAYNESVILLE | 429 | 29.6% | 54.4% |
| CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHATFIELD | 469 | 26.7% | 60.3% |
| NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO | 419 | 25.8% | 52.2% |
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 Voyager Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #251 of 844 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #132 of 844 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #298 of 844 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #393 of 1,130 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #275 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #717 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #715 of 942 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #267 of 499 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
446
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 446 | 34.7 | 12.9:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 38.7 | 11.0:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 33.8 | 12.6:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 27% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 30% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 21% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 40 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voyager Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (512 to 446); teachers down 4% (35.9 to 34.7).
About Voyager Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, Voyager Elementary is part of Alexandria Public School District. A federal count lists 446 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Voyager Elementary is one of the 10 schools that make up Alexandria Public School District (4,034 students in total).
Most students at Voyager Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Douglas County is about 95% White. By the diversity index, Voyager Elementary comes in at 15%.
Teachers at the school number 34.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 31% average for public schools in Douglas County.
The allk12 Grade for Voyager Elementary is B+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Voyager Elementary's results are 4.3 points above predicted: 54.4% against 50.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, median household income is about $79,043, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Voyager Elementary is among the 22 public schools in Douglas County.
The next-closest public school is Runestone Alternative School, about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Voyager Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Voyager Elementary is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
Voyager Elementary is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 427 to 446. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.5:1 to 12.9:1.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,575
Census ACS
Median income
$79,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexandria Public School District
- Alexandria Area High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Miltona ElementaryElementary · 126 students
- Garfield ElementaryElementary · 117 students
Other schools in ALEXANDRIA
- Alexandria Area High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kalon Prep AcademyHigh · 141 students
- Early Education CenterElementary · 114 students
Other Voyager Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Voyager Elementary. Voyager Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Voyager Elementary SchoolHOWELL, MI · 517 students
- Voyager ElementaryGig Harbor, WA · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Runestone Alternative School0.7 mi · 22
- Discovery Middle School1.3 mi · 898
- Lakes Country Academy - ALEX1.9 mi · 7
- Lincoln Elementary2.3 mi · 481
- Early Education Center2.5 mi · 114
- Woodland Elementary School2.5 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Voyager ElementaryHow large is Voyager Elementary?
Voyager Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Voyager Elementary serve?
Voyager Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Voyager Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Voyager Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Voyager Elementary?
At Voyager Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Voyager Elementary public or private?
Voyager Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alexandria Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.