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West Central Area N. El. Primary School
411 1st St Se
Elbow Lake MN, 56531, Grant County
Phone: 218-685-4477
Ranking:
(849 out of 1,269, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: West Central Area Schools
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: | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 155 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 142 | 216 | 226 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.9% | 7 | 4.4% | 4 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Kindergarten: | 38 | 24.5% | 30 | 18.5% | 37 | 23.1% | 37 | 23.1% | 22 | 15.5% | 35 | 16.2% | 37 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 31 | 20.0% | 37 | 22.8% | 30 | 18.8% | 21 | 13.1% | 38 | 26.8% | 35 | 16.2% | 23 | 10.2% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 23.2% | 30 | 18.5% | 23 | 14.4% | 38 | 23.8% | 31 | 21.8% | 22 | 10.2% | 27 | 11.9% |
Grade 3: | 28 | 18.1% | 24 | 14.8% | 39 | 24.4% | 33 | 20.6% | 25 | 17.6% | 25 | 11.6% | 34 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 22 | 14.2% | 38 | 23.5% | 28 | 17.5% | 24 | 15.0% | 22 | 15.5% | 34 | 15.7% | 36 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 74 | 47.7% | 79 | 48.8% | 79 | 49.4% | 83 | 51.9% | 64 | 45.1% | 110 | 50.9% | 117 | 51.8% |
Female: | 81 | 52.3% | 83 | 51.2% | 81 | 50.6% | 77 | 48.1% | 70 | 49.3% | 98 | 45.4% | 105 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 1.3% | 5 | 3.1% | 6 | 3.8% | 4 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.9% | 5 | 3.5% | 5 | 2.3% | 8 | 3.5% |
White: | 145 | 93.5% | 152 | 93.8% | 150 | 93.8% | 147 | 91.9% | 136 | 95.8% | 207 | 95.8% | 216 | 95.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 5.2% | 5 | 3.1% | 2 | 1.3% | 6 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 25.8% | 59 | 36.4% | 60 | 37.5% | 58 | 36.3% | 46 | 32.4% | 70 | 32.4% | 73 | 32.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 11.0% | 16 | 9.9% | 14 | 8.8% | 11 | 6.9% | 13 | 9.2% | 34 | 15.7% | 32 | 14.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.29 | 12.55 | 13.89 | 13.85 | 12.76 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 70.7% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.5% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.5% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 76.4% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.3% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.1% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.7% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 81.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 73.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 65.4% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 80.4% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.4% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.7% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 80.8% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.1% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.6% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 71.3% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68% | N/A |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.4% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.5% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 71.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 71.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.8% | N/A |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 70.9% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.2% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52.2% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 43.4% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.2% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 78% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 57.1% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 44.4% | 54% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,833.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,146.0 |
* West Central Area N. El. Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.