Atheneum Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 2 to 5 · Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Atheneum Elementary in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota enrolled 69 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 23.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 95% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 90-94% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

85 students in 2022-23, 80 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Atheneum Elementary by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 6902550751002022-23852023-24802024-2569
Students enrolled at Atheneum Elementary by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 6902550751002022-23852023-24802024-2569
Students enrolled at Atheneum Elementary by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 6902550751002022-23852023-24802024-2569
Students enrolled at Atheneum Elementary by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 6902550751002022-23852023-24802024-2569
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23850.0not reported
2023-24804.020.0
2024-25693.023.0

23.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Atheneum Elementary 23.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAtheneum Elementary 23.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Atheneum Elementary 23.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAtheneum Elementary 23.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Atheneum Elementary 23.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAtheneum Elementary 23.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Atheneum Elementary 23.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAtheneum Elementary 23.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Atheneum Elementary enrolled 75 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.4% of students were White, 13.0% Hispanic, 13.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White59.4%
  2. Hispanic13.0%
  3. Asian13.0%
  4. Two or more races8.7%
  5. Black5.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Atheneum Elementary scored proficient or above: 95% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 90-94% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2295% or more42%51.1%
Math, 2022-2390‑94%33% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Inver Grove Heights

5 public elementary schools in Inver Grove Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Atheneum Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hilltop Elementary62615.347.0%
Pine Bend Elementary51115.840.9%
Salem Hills Elementary28110.439.9%
Discovery Charter Elementary School1669.034.9%
Atheneum Elementary6923.08.7%

All public schools in Inver Grove Heights →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Atheneum Elementary

  1. Salem Hills ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 281 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Hilltop ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 626 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Atheneum Elementary with Salem Hills ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Inver Grove Heights Schools spends per student$14,677 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,677
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaAtheneum Elementary is the number 924 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#924 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher23.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.23.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Atheneum Elementary

  1. How many students attend Atheneum Elementary?
    69 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 85 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Inver Grove Heights, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Atheneum Elementary?
    23.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Atheneum Elementary a Title I school?
    Atheneum Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Atheneum Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Atheneum Elementary scored proficient or above: 95% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 90-94% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Atheneum Elementary in?
    Inver Grove Heights Schools, NCES district ID 2715030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271503003184 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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