📍 131 Hickory St N, Lester Prairie, McLeod County, 55354
Lester Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lester Prairie, McLeod County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lester Prairie Public School Dist. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lester Prairie Elementary enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 248 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Lester Prairie Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 18.
Lester Prairie Elementary is one of 2 schools in LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., based in LESTER PRAIRIE, Minnesota. The district serves 435 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Lester Prairie Elementary is close to the district average of about 218 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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