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Lake Ripley Elementary Primary School
100 West Pleasure Dr Litchfield MN, 55355, Meeker County Phone: 320-693-2436 Ranking:  (585 out of 1,269, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Litchfield Public School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 535 | 499 | 507 | 504 | 522 | 496 | 501 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.1% | 18 | 3.6% | 23 | 4.4% | 28 | 5.6% | 27 | 5.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 132 | 24.7% | 128 | 25.7% | 116 | 22.9% | 126 | 25.0% | 120 | 23.0% | 120 | 24.2% | 119 | 23.8% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 22.8% | 131 | 26.3% | 122 | 24.1% | 118 | 23.4% | 125 | 23.9% | 119 | 24.0% | 122 | 24.4% |
| Grade 2: | 125 | 23.4% | 124 | 24.8% | 120 | 23.7% | 120 | 23.8% | 121 | 23.2% | 129 | 26.0% | 105 | 21.0% |
| Grade 3: | 122 | 22.8% | 116 | 23.2% | 118 | 23.3% | 122 | 24.2% | 133 | 25.5% | 100 | 20.2% | 128 | 25.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 53.5% | 245 | 49.1% | 251 | 49.5% | 250 | 49.6% | 272 | 52.1% | 261 | 52.6% | 279 | 55.7% |
| Female: | 249 | 46.5% | 254 | 50.9% | 256 | 50.5% | 254 | 50.4% | 242 | 46.4% | 227 | 45.8% | 218 | 43.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 7.3% | 35 | 7.0% | 16 | 3.2% | 24 | 4.8% | 48 | 9.2% | 38 | 7.7% | 32 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| White: | 480 | 89.7% | 455 | 91.2% | 483 | 95.3% | 474 | 94.0% | 469 | 89.8% | 454 | 91.5% | 462 | 92.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 204 | 38.1% | 195 | 39.1% | 180 | 35.5% | 165 | 32.7% | 164 | 31.4% | 130 | 26.2% | 127 | 25.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 36 | 7.1% | 40 | 7.9% | 61 | 11.7% | 69 | 13.9% | 53 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.25 | 15.76 | 15.35 | 14.83 | 15.18 | 15.00 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 75.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 57.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 75.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,489.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,354.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,845.0 |
* Lake Ripley Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.