Big Woods Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 4 · Saint Michael, Minnesota
Big Woods Elementary in Saint Michael, Minnesota enrolled 656 students in 2024-25 with 38.6 full-time teachers, 17.0 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, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 79% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
660 students in 2022-23, 648 students in 2023-24, 656 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.4 to 38.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 660 | 34.4 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 37.7 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 656 | 38.6 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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.
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).
One counselor per 1,300 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Big Woods Elementary enrolled 650 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 1,300 of the 650 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.4% of students were White, 8.4% of two or more races, 5.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White77.4%
- Two or more races8.4%
- Black5.9%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Asian2.3%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Big Woods Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70% | 64% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 79% | 63% (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 Saint Michael
4 public elementary schools in Saint Michael report 2024-25 enrollment; Big Woods Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Woods Elementary | 656 | 17.0 | 14.9% |
| St. Michael Elementary | 654 | 16.3 | 15.6% |
| Fieldstone Elementary School | 585 | 15.5 | 19.7% |
| STMA Online Elementary | 11 | 11.0 | 27.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Big Woods Elementary
- Albertville PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 422 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Hassan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 669 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Big Woods Elementary with Albertville PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Albertville Schools spends per student$11,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,138
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaBig Woods Elementary is the number 115 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#115 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- 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 Big Woods Elementary
How many students attend Big Woods Elementary?
656 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 660 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Michael, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Woods Elementary?
17.0 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.Is Big Woods Elementary a Title I school?
Big Woods 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).How do students at Big Woods Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Big Woods Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% 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.What district is Big Woods Elementary in?
Albertville Schools, NCES district ID 2733790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273379004187 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.