📍 321 Stearns Ave, Heron Lake, Jackson County, 56137
Heron Lake-okabena Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Heron Lake, Jackson County. The school has 133 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Heron Lake-Okabena School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heron Lake-okabena Elementary enrolls 133 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 133 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Heron Lake-okabena 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 22.
Heron Lake-okabena Elementary is one of 2 schools in HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OKABENA, Minnesota. The district serves 260 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 133 students, Heron Lake-okabena Elementary is close to the district average of about 130 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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