Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 274074001698
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY
137 BANKS BLVD, SILVER BAY, MN 55614 · (218) 226-4437 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
60 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 143 | 42.0% | 27.7% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE | 144 | 41.0% | 59.7% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON | 138 | 39.9% | 53.6% |
| Solway Elementary SOLWAY | 148 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
| Murray County Central Elementary SLAYTON | 137 | 43.8% | N/A |
| WABASSO ELEMENTARY WABASSO | 167 | 40.7% | 47.6% |
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 WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #695 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #668 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #719 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #867 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #455 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #58 of 499 |
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
143
-19 (-12%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 143 | 11.3 | 12.6:1 | 42% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 10.7 | 12.8:1 | 42% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 14.1 | 12.3:1 | 40% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 20% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 210 | 19.1 | 11.0:1 | 36% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 31% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 27% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 17 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (210 to 143); teachers down 41% (19.1 to 11.3).
About WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school located in SILVER BAY, Minnesota. The school enrolls 143 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 58% below that mark.
LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. has 1,286 students spread across 4 schools.
Of every 100 students at WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY, about 89 are White. Other students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
A staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 1.1 students per teacher. By family income, 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Lake County is 8 points.
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 27.7%, is 14.8 points below the 42.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $75,541, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 4 public schools and about 1,286 students.
The closest school to WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY is Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY is behind the 38.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's student count fell 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.6:1, from 11.6:1.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,879
Census ACS
Median income
$75,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYElementary · 367 students
- Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryHigh · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Wm. M. Kelley Secondary0.1 mi · 179
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARY24.8 mi · 597
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY26.3 mi · 367
- BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL27.4 mi · 45
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL38.0 mi · 355
- Bayfield High39.3 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY?
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.6:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY?
At WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY?
WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY is overseen by LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Lake County.
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