📍 131 William Ave e, Dassel, Meeker County, 55325
Dassel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dassel, Meeker County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dassel-Cokato Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dassel Elementary enrolls 326 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 326 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Dassel Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 18.
Dassel Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools, based in COKATO, Minnesota. The district serves 2,020 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Dassel Elementary is close to the district average of about 289 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant