📍 200 Trojan Dr, Ortonville, Big Stone County, 56278
Knoll Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ortonville, Big Stone County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ortonville Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Knoll Elementary enrolls 246 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 246 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Knoll 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-70, state senate district 12.
Knoll Elementary is one of 2 schools in Ortonville Public Schools, based in ORTONVILLE, Minnesota. The district serves 510 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Knoll Elementary is close to the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote