Bear Cave Intermediate School

Summary:

Bear Cave Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Stewartville, Minnesota, serving 482 students in grades 3-5 and part of the Stewartville Public School District.

Bear Cave Intermediate School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 67.17% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 50.75% for the district and 45.47% for the state. The school also excels in MCA-III Reading (55.99% proficient) and Science (51.85% proficient), outpacing the district and state averages. However, the school's student population is significantly less diverse than the state, with 87.97% white students. While the school's female and Hispanic students perform exceptionally well, students with special education needs or from low-income backgrounds lag behind their peers.

Despite its strong overall academic performance, which has earned Bear Cave Intermediate School a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking in the top 30-35% of Minnesota elementary schools, the school faces some challenges. Addressing the achievement gaps for special education and low-income students, as well as fostering a more diverse and inclusive learning environment, could help the school continue to improve and better prepare all of its students for the future.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1021 10th Street NW
       Stewartville, MN  55976-1199


(507) 533-1400

District: Stewartville Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
226th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,756 Help


Students who attend Bear Cave Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    Stewartville Middle
High:    Stewartville Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  462

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.5%
Hispanic:
6.5%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bear Cave Intermediate School ranks better than 74.3% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Bear Cave Intermediate School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Stewartville Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (88.5%), Hispanic (6.5%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Stewartville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bear Cave Intermediate School is 15, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Stewartville Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bear Cave Intermediate School is $8,756, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Stewartville Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bear Cave Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bear Cave Intermediate School 226th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Bear Cave Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Stewartville Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Stewartville Public School District 104th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bear Cave Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.15 273rd 674 59.5%
2004 60.86 289th 676 57.2%
2005 69.75 191st 685 72.1%
2006 70.55 191st 756 74.7%
2007 62.66 300th 777 61.4%
2008 62.58 324th 781 58.5%
2009 58.34 206th 434 52.5%
2010 74.36 154th 803 80.8%
2011 73.97 167th 814 79.5%
2012 73.16 185th 820 77.4%
2013 69.78 240th 824 70.9%
2014 66.83 295th 826 64.3%
2015 72.92 217th 840 74.2%
2016 65.23 316th 848 62.7%
2017 71.73 237th 853 72.2%
2018 68.15 279th 847 67.1%
2019 66.42 315th 870 63.8%
2021 64.28 315th 869 63.8%
2022 70.53 257th 858 70.0%
2023 71.32 239th 845 71.7%
2024 72.89 226th 881 74.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.58 179th 463 61.3%
2019 50.34 275th 515 46.6%
2021 36.86 292nd 417 30.0%
2022 48.43 263rd 500 47.4%
2023 51.36 238th 524 54.6%
2024 53.14 234th 572 59.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.78 296th 728 59.3%
2019 59.03 301st 740 59.3%
2021 52.24 339th 683 50.4%
2022 53.50 321st 663 51.6%
2023 56.89 334th 774 56.8%
2024 58.38 316th 793 60.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.90 283rd 774 63.4%
2019 64.58 305th 787 61.2%
2021 63.87 295th 783 62.3%
2022 70.51 234th 799 70.7%
2023 67.91 259th 787 67.1%
2024 76.35 161st 809 80.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.90 270th 779 65.3%
2019 64.76 307th 798 61.5%
2021 59.36 338th 784 56.9%
2022 66.91 272nd 808 66.3%
2023 70.78 223rd 799 72.1%
2024 65.21 279th 826 66.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.45 45th 209 78.5%
2023 41.03 126th 214 41.1%
2024 78.11 29th 249 88.4%
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Rank History for White students at Bear Cave Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.46 401st 712 43.7%
2019 47.35 413th 722 42.8%
2021 46.98 394th 710 44.5%
2022 55.42 326th 725 55.0%
2023 60.72 272nd 712 61.8%
2024 56.02 309th 730 57.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Bear Cave Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 339 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1989 355 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1990 297 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1991 365 2 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1992 326 3 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 335
1993 357 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1994 354 1 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1995 380 1 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1996 380 1 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1997 363 4 6 1 1 n/a n/a 0 375
1998 382 2 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1999 276 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 284
2000 294 5 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 309
2001 269 3 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 253 5 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 268
2003 253 5 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 268
2004 244 5 2 7 1 n/a n/a 0 259
2005 240 6 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 252
2006 254 5 3 3 4 n/a n/a 0 269
2007 260 7 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 279
2008 286 4 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 299
2009 269 3 1 2 4 n/a n/a 0 279
2010 239 4 1 3 5 n/a n/a 0 252
2011 263 4 0 5 2 0 1 0 275
2012 283 4 1 8 2 0 5 0 303
2013 293 5 0 11 0 0 3 0 312
2014 363 6 3 9 2 0 12 0 395
2015 355 3 6 12 1 0 10 0 387
2016 388 3 5 10 0 0 10 0 416
2017 470 3 5 15 1 0 13 0 507
2018 449 3 2 20 0 0 15 0 489
2019 478 2 4 19 1 0 18 0 522
2020 456 3 3 19 0 0 25 0 506
2021 463 7 3 21 0 0 25 0 519
2022 425 3 1 25 0 0 22 0 476
2023 424 5 0 33 0 0 20 0 482
2024 409 3 0 30 0 0 20 0 462

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 Bear Cave Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 343 21.4 16.0 9
1989 355 16.9 21.0 11
1990 301 19.4 15.5 10.3
1991 374 20.6 18.1 7.2
1992 335 18.0 18.6 8.7
1993 361 17.0 21.2 8.6
1994 359 19.5 18.4 8.9
1995 387 5.6 69.1 14.7
1996 387 5.6 69.1 14.7
1997 375 18.7 20.1 13.6
1998 391 n/a 0.0 10.2
1999 284 17.5 16.2 9.9
2000 309 16.8 18.4 17.5
2001 278 15.7 17.7 15.5
2002 268 15.3 17.5 15.3
2003 268 15.3 17.5 15.3
2004 259 13.6 19.0 16.6
2005 252 12.8 19.7 17.9
2006 269 14.6 18.4 20.8
2007 279 15.6 17.9 25.1
2008 299 16.2 18.5 25.4
2009 279 15.0 18.6 22.6
2010 252 13.5 18.6 27.4
2011 275 16.0 17.0 24.7
2012 303 17.2 17.6 23.8
2013 312 20.1 15.4 28.5
2014 395 25.5 15.4 30.4
2015 387 27.0 14.3 28.7
2016 416 26.0 16.0 27.9
2017 507 28.3 17.9 22.3
2018 489 28.7 16.9 26.8
2019 522 31.6 16.4 23.4
2020 506 32.0 15.7 21.3
2021 519 31.5 16.4 16.2
2022 476 30.9 15.3 14.5
2023 482 31.6 15.2 28.8
2024 462 30.6 15.0 27.9

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 Bear Cave Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 343 21.4 16.0 9
1989 355 16.9 21.0 11
1990 301 19.4 15.5 10.3
1991 374 20.6 18.1 7.2
1992 335 18.0 18.6 8.7
1993 361 17.0 21.2 8.6
1994 359 19.5 18.4 8.9
1995 387 5.6 69.1 14.7
1996 387 5.6 69.1 14.7
1997 375 18.7 20.1 13.6
1998 391 n/a 0.0 10.2
1999 284 17.5 16.2 9.9
2000 309 16.8 18.4 17.5
2001 278 15.7 17.7 15.5
2002 268 15.3 17.5 15.3
2003 268 15.3 17.5 15.3
2004 259 13.6 19.0 16.6
2005 252 12.8 19.7 17.9
2006 269 14.6 18.4 20.8
2007 279 15.6 17.9 25.1
2008 299 16.2 18.5 25.4
2009 279 15.0 18.6 22.6
2010 252 13.5 18.6 27.4
2011 275 16.0 17.0 24.7
2012 303 17.2 17.6 23.8
2013 312 20.1 15.4 28.5
2014 395 25.5 15.4 30.4
2015 387 27.0 14.3 28.7
2016 416 26.0 16.0 27.9
2017 507 28.3 17.9 22.3
2018 489 28.7 16.9 26.8
2019 522 31.6 16.4 23.4
2020 506 32.0 15.7 21.3
2021 519 31.5 16.4 16.2
2022 476 30.9 15.3 14.5
2023 482 31.6 15.2 28.8
2024 462 30.6 15.0 27.9

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 Bear Cave Intermediate School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,756

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bear Cave Intermediate School

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 315th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 239th of 845 Elementary schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Bear Cave Intermediate School)71.265.2
 6%
   3rd Grade Math (Stewartville Public School District)71.265.2
 6%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Bear Cave Intermediate School)63.950.6
 13.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Stewartville Public School District)63.950.6
 13.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Bear Cave Intermediate School)64.166.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Math (Stewartville Public School District)64.166.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Bear Cave Intermediate School)55.252.8
 2.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Stewartville Public School District)55.252.8
 2.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Bear Cave Intermediate School)60.760.4
 0.3%
   5th Grade Math (Stewartville Public School District)60.760.4
 0.3%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Bear Cave Intermediate School)7165.2
 5.8%
   5th Grade Reading (Stewartville Public School District)7165.2
 5.8%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Bear Cave Intermediate School)60.758.9
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (Stewartville Public School District)60.758.9
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students522482
 7.7%
African American25
 150%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic1933
 73.7%
Pacific Islander00
White478424
 11.3%
Two or More Races1820
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.4%28.8%
 5.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 462 students attended Bear Cave Intermediate School.

Students who attend Bear Cave Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stewartville Middle
High : Stewartville Senior High

Students at Bear Cave Intermediate School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Bear Cave Intermediate School ranks 226th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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