📍 111 e Broadway, Climax, Polk County, 56523
Climax Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Climax, Polk County. The school has 96 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Climax-Shelly Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Climax Elementary enrolls 96 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 96 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Climax Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 1.
Climax Elementary is one of 2 schools in CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in CLIMAX, Minnesota. The district serves 159 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 96 students, Climax Elementary is larger than the district average of about 80 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant