601 County Rd 61 Thief River Falls MN, 56701, Pennington County Phone: 218-681-2345 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Thief River Falls School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 62 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 915 | 872 | 868 | 882 | 915 | 913 | 875 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 39 | 4.3% | 33 | 3.8% | 40 | 4.6% | 41 | 4.6% | 49 | 5.4% | 39 | 4.3% | 33 | 3.8% |
Kindergarten: | 150 | 16.4% | 153 | 17.5% | 152 | 17.5% | 169 | 19.2% | 135 | 14.8% | 143 | 15.7% | 123 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 147 | 16.1% | 145 | 16.6% | 157 | 18.1% | 135 | 15.3% | 147 | 16.1% | 131 | 14.3% | 141 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 143 | 15.6% | 151 | 17.3% | 134 | 15.4% | 144 | 16.3% | 121 | 13.2% | 128 | 14.0% | 140 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 151 | 16.5% | 137 | 15.7% | 138 | 15.9% | 115 | 13.0% | 140 | 15.3% | 146 | 16.0% | 177 | 20.2% |
Grade 4: | 142 | 15.5% | 138 | 15.8% | 111 | 12.8% | 141 | 16.0% | 144 | 15.7% | 181 | 19.8% | 144 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 143 | 15.6% | 115 | 13.2% | 136 | 15.7% | 137 | 15.5% | 179 | 19.6% | 145 | 15.9% | 117 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 492 | 53.8% | 465 | 53.3% | 464 | 53.5% | 473 | 53.6% | 474 | 51.8% | 471 | 51.6% | 452 | 51.7% |
Female: | 423 | 46.2% | 407 | 46.7% | 404 | 46.5% | 409 | 46.4% | 433 | 47.3% | 434 | 47.5% | 419 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 26 | 2.8% | 31 | 3.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 30 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.9% | 32 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.5% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 62 | 6.8% | 51 | 5.8% | 58 | 6.7% | 51 | 5.8% | 47 | 5.1% | 34 | 3.7% | 50 | 5.7% |
Black: | 15 | 1.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.7% | 32 | 3.5% | 24 | 2.6% | 24 | 2.7% |
White: | 779 | 85.1% | 744 | 85.3% | 738 | 85.0% | 754 | 85.5% | 790 | 86.3% | 817 | 89.5% | 766 | 87.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 17 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 31.7% | 291 | 33.4% | 303 | 34.9% | 294 | 33.3% | 276 | 30.2% | 202 | 22.1% | 203 | 23.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 9.6% | 79 | 9.1% | 87 | 10.0% | 89 | 10.1% | 114 | 12.5% | 139 | 15.2% | 129 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.88 | 14.65 | 14.19 | 14.66 | 15.73 | 15.30 | 16.10 |
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | N/A |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | N/A |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 24.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,971.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,304.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,382.0 |
* Challenger Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.