📍 318 S Payne St, New Ulm, Brown County, 56073
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Ulm, Brown County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Ulm Public School District school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 619 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 543 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 619 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Jefferson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 16.
Jefferson Elementary is one of 5 schools in NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEW ULM, Minnesota. The district serves 2,127 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Jefferson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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