Mountain Lake Elementary

Summary:

Mountain Lake Elementary is a public elementary school serving 257 students in grades PK-6 in the small town of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, which is part of the Martin County West School District. While the school has a relatively diverse student population, its academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally below the state average, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools.

One key differentiator is the school's racial diversity, with a student body that is 50.97% White, 30.35% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 8.56% two or more races. This is in contrast to some nearby schools like Trimont Elementary and Comfrey Elementary, which have a much higher percentage of White students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is below the state average in both Math and Reading, and its statewide ranking has declined over the years.

Another key factor is the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.81% to 66.15% over the past three school years. This is higher than the nearby St. James Northside Elementary and Windom Area Elementary, which both have a 2-star rating like Mountain Lake Elementary. This suggests that the region faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be contributing to the academic performance of the schools in the area.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 450 12th St N
       Mountain Lake, MN  56159-8888


(507) 427-2325

District: Mountain Lake Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
569th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,056 Help


Students who attend Mountain Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:    Mountain Lake Secondary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  257

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.0%
Hispanic:
30.4%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mountain Lake Elementary ranks worse than 64.6% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51%), Hispanic (30.4%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mountain Lake Elementary is 10.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountain Lake Elementary is $12,056.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountain Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain Lake Elementary 569th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Mountain Lake Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mountain Lake Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain Lake Public Schools 261st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mountain Lake Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.03 459th 674 31.9%
2004 43.41 471st 676 30.3%
2005 32.51 555th 685 19.0%
2006 69.76 198th 756 73.8%
2007 50.09 481st 777 38.1%
2008 51.12 467th 781 40.2%
2009 53.68 234th 434 46.1%
2010 56.84 433rd 803 46.1%
2011 69.81 227th 814 72.1%
2012 69.67 235th 820 71.3%
2013 56.62 418th 824 49.3%
2014 65.06 319th 826 61.4%
2015 63.09 350th 840 58.3%
2016 71.66 237th 848 72.1%
2017 73.67 210th 853 75.4%
2018 61.70 368th 847 56.6%
2019 58.28 433rd 870 50.2%
2021 38.57 611th 869 29.7%
2022 38.62 597th 858 30.4%
2023 44.28 536th 845 36.6%
2024 41.88 569th 881 35.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.77 71st 175 59.4%
2022 54.72 90th 256 64.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.46 417th 524 20.4%
2024 14.11 533rd 572 6.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.87 77th 728 89.4%
2019 74.56 133rd 740 82.0%
2021 49.29 362nd 683 47.0%
2022 40.08 419th 663 36.8%
2023 49.22 411th 774 46.9%
2024 43.23 483rd 793 39.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.67 314th 774 59.4%
2019 56.31 417th 787 47.0%
2021 41.28 530th 783 32.3%
2022 36.88 558th 799 30.2%
2023 46.75 473rd 787 39.9%
2024 45.46 495th 809 38.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.05 391st 779 49.8%
2019 56.51 414th 798 48.1%
2021 33.72 584th 784 25.5%
2022 39.88 562nd 808 30.4%
2023 40.00 541st 799 32.3%
2024 36.32 572nd 826 30.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.01 9th 220 95.9%
2021 44.06 94th 153 38.6%
2022 37.47 137th 209 34.4%
2023 54.45 80th 214 62.6%
2024 57.76 79th 249 68.3%
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Rank History for White students at Mountain Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 355th 712 50.1%
2019 55.95 325th 722 55.0%
2021 38.49 494th 710 30.4%
2022 38.34 498th 725 31.3%
2023 34.37 517th 712 27.4%
2024 32.27 548th 730 24.9%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Mountain Lake Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Mountain Lake Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 274 0 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 281
1989 270 1 12 10 1 n/a n/a 0 294
1990 272 1 12 10 1 n/a n/a 0 296
1991 253 2 25 15 0 n/a n/a 0 295
1992 229 1 42 24 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1993 247 0 51 39 0 n/a n/a 0 337
1994 226 1 55 27 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1995 222 0 51 17 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1996 222 0 51 17 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1997 202 0 53 14 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1998 206 0 51 22 0 n/a n/a 12 291
1999 212 0 50 23 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2000 191 1 47 37 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2001 188 1 42 35 1 n/a n/a 0 267
2002 203 3 46 42 2 n/a n/a 0 296
2003 203 3 46 42 2 n/a n/a 0 296
2004 207 5 46 45 0 n/a n/a 0 303
2005 202 4 42 46 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2006 204 3 39 49 0 n/a n/a 0 295
2007 182 4 31 50 0 n/a n/a 0 267
2008 183 6 35 53 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2009 181 4 36 51 2 n/a n/a 0 274
2010 179 4 34 55 2 n/a n/a 0 274
2011 173 4 29 53 2 0 3 0 264
2012 161 6 34 49 0 0 4 0 254
2013 165 6 30 47 0 0 10 0 258
2014 151 4 33 54 0 0 9 0 251
2015 150 5 37 57 0 0 12 0 261
2016 160 6 33 45 0 0 14 0 258
2017 138 4 29 54 0 0 19 0 244
2018 137 4 38 74 0 0 23 0 276
2019 144 3 37 68 0 0 19 0 271
2020 138 1 32 73 0 0 18 0 262
2021 127 0 25 83 0 2 20 0 257
2022 133 0 19 81 0 2 23 0 258
2023 131 6 18 78 0 2 22 0 257

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mountain Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 281 18.4 15.2 21
1989 294 18.0 16.3 25.2
1990 296 20.7 14.2 23
1991 295 22.0 13.4 27.1
1992 296 20.1 14.7 34.1
1993 337 22.3 15.1 44.5
1994 309 22.3 13.9 39.2
1995 290 9.8 29.6 40.3
1996 290 9.8 29.6 40.3
1997 269 20.2 13.3 42.8
1998 291 n/a 0.0 45.2
1999 285 25.5 11.2 49.5
2000 276 21.4 12.9 51.8
2001 267 20.9 12.8 55.1
2002 296 20.7 14.3 58.4
2003 296 20.7 14.3 58.4
2004 303 22.9 13.2 53.5
2005 294 24.1 12.2 51
2006 295 24.0 12.3 52.2
2007 267 21.8 12.2 49.8
2008 277 21.0 13.2 52.3
2009 274 22.8 12.0 54
2010 274 23.2 11.8 55.8
2011 264 23.1 11.4 56.1
2012 254 22.1 11.4 58.7
2013 258 20.6 12.5 58.1
2014 251 22.4 11.1 61
2015 261 22.0 11.8 59
2016 258 21.0 12.2 54.7
2017 244 21.3 11.4 57
2018 276 21.2 12.9 56.9
2019 271 21.8 12.4 57.2
2020 262 21.7 12.0 55.3
2021 257 20.0 12.8 56.8
2022 258 22.2 11.5 59.3
2023 257 23.7 10.8 66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mountain Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 281 18.4 15.2 21
1989 294 18.0 16.3 25.2
1990 296 20.7 14.2 23
1991 295 22.0 13.4 27.1
1992 296 20.1 14.7 34.1
1993 337 22.3 15.1 44.5
1994 309 22.3 13.9 39.2
1995 290 9.8 29.6 40.3
1996 290 9.8 29.6 40.3
1997 269 20.2 13.3 42.8
1998 291 n/a 0.0 45.2
1999 285 25.5 11.2 49.5
2000 276 21.4 12.9 51.8
2001 267 20.9 12.8 55.1
2002 296 20.7 14.3 58.4
2003 296 20.7 14.3 58.4
2004 303 22.9 13.2 53.5
2005 294 24.1 12.2 51
2006 295 24.0 12.3 52.2
2007 267 21.8 12.2 49.8
2008 277 21.0 13.2 52.3
2009 274 22.8 12.0 54
2010 274 23.2 11.8 55.8
2011 264 23.1 11.4 56.1
2012 254 22.1 11.4 58.7
2013 258 20.6 12.5 58.1
2014 251 22.4 11.1 61
2015 261 22.0 11.8 59
2016 258 21.0 12.2 54.7
2017 244 21.3 11.4 57
2018 276 21.2 12.9 56.9
2019 271 21.8 12.4 57.2
2020 262 21.7 12.0 55.3
2021 257 20.0 12.8 56.8
2022 258 22.2 11.5 59.3
2023 257 23.7 10.8 66.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mountain Lake Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,056

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mountain Lake Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 433rd of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 536th of 845 Elementary schools
 13.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Mountain Lake Elementary)5046.9
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Mountain Lake Public Schools)5046.9
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Elementary)43.831.3
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Public Schools)43.831.3
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Elementary)72.757.9
 14.8%
   4th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Public Schools)72.757.9
 14.8%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Elementary)63.655.3
 8.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Public Schools)63.655.3
 8.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Elementary)6034.9
 25.1%
   5th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Public Schools)6034.9
 25.1%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Elementary)65.755.8
 9.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Public Schools)65.755.8
 9.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Mountain Lake Elementary)48.644.2
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Mountain Lake Public Schools)48.644.2
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Elementary)62.514.3
 48.2%
   6th Grade Math (Mountain Lake Public Schools)62.514.3
 48.2%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Elementary)6548.6
 16.4%
   6th Grade Reading (Mountain Lake Public Schools)6548.6
 16.4%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students271257
 5.2%
African American36
 100%
American Indian00
Asian3718
 51.4%
Hispanic6878
 14.7%
Pacific Islander02
White144131
 9%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.2%66.1%
 9%


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Mountain Lake Elementary ranks 569th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Mountain Lake Elementary are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 257 students attended Mountain Lake Elementary.

Students who attend Mountain Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mountain Lake Secondary


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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