ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY

ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY, a rural-scale elementary-level community in ELLSWORTH, Minnesota, overseen by ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 76 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 78% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 136 students overall.

Demographically, ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

On the resource side, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Nobles County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.3%; actual is 53.8%, +13.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nobles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,101, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Nobles County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,284 students), ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

ELLSWORTH SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 81 (now 76). The White share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.