📍 315 e 6th St, Blue Earth, Faribault County, 56013
Blue Earth Area Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blue Earth, Faribault County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Earth Area School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blue Earth Area Elementary enrolls 491 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 491 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue Earth Area Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 23.
Blue Earth Area Elementary is one of 4 schools in Blue Earth Area School District, based in BLUE EARTH, Minnesota. The district serves 1,064 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Blue Earth Area Elementary is larger than the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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