Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271152000529
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
520 E HARVEY ST, ELY, MN 55731 · (218) 365-6166 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
78 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 14 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 →
Schools most like WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY this school | 201 | 38.8% | 58.2% |
| Pleasantview Elementary LAKEFIELD | 170 | 39.4% | 47.8% |
| WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY WABASHA | 205 | 36.6% | 46.0% |
| Red Lake County Central Elementary PLUMMER | 178 | 40.4% | 43.7% |
| WABASSO ELEMENTARY WABASSO | 167 | 40.7% | 47.6% |
| HOUSTON ELEMENTARY HOUSTON | 247 | 40.1% | 60.3% |
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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #173 of 844 | #6 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #290 of 844 | #10 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #107 of 844 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #793 of 1,130 | #29 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #371 of 769 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #687 of 796 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #529 of 942 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #55 of 499 | #3 of 19 |
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
201
-49 (-20%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 201 | 14.8 | 13.5:1 | 39% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 50% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 18.3 | 12.3:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 29% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 17.9 | 16.8:1 | 30% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 42% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (299 to 201); teachers down 17% (17.9 to 14.8).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school found in ELY, Minnesota. It enrolled 201 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY sits within ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 528 students.
White students are the large majority at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, with 90% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
The allk12 Grade for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is A. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.2% for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 58.2%. The 14.0-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota schools.
Within St. Louis County, median household income is about $70,069, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 100 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,921.
The school nearest to WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Federal counts put enrollment at 250 in 2020-21 and 201 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
The WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 181 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 146 students
Other schools in ELY
- MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 181 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 146 students
- Ely ISD 696 Credit RecoveryHigh · 1 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is the 140th largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYCLOQUET, MN · 495 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYOWATONNA, MN · 468 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYMANKATO, MN · 376 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 334 students
- Washington ElementaryHIBBING, MN · 310 students
Nearby schools
- MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 181
- Ely ISD 696 Credit Recovery0.0 mi · 1
- Memorial Middle School0.0 mi · 146
- NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY14.0 mi · 114
- BABBITT ELEMENTARY14.0 mi · 95
- Tower-Soudan Elementary20.2 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is overseen by ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.