Chisholm Elementary

Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Chisholm, Minnesota

Chisholm Elementary in Chisholm, Minnesota enrolled 142 students in 2024-25 with 11.1 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

136 students in 2022-23, 127 students in 2023-24, 142 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.9 to 11.1.

Students enrolled at Chisholm Elementary by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 127, 2024-25: 1420501001502022-231362023-241272024-25142
Students enrolled at Chisholm Elementary by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 127, 2024-25: 1420501001502022-231362023-241272024-25142
Students enrolled at Chisholm Elementary by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 127, 2024-25: 1420501001502022-231362023-241272024-25142
Students enrolled at Chisholm Elementary by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 127, 2024-25: 1420501001502022-231362023-241272024-25142
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313610.912.5
2023-2412711.611.0
2024-2514211.112.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Chisholm Elementary 12.8; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChisholm Elementary 12.8state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Chisholm Elementary 12.8; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChisholm Elementary 12.8state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Chisholm Elementary 12.8; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChisholm Elementary 12.8state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Chisholm Elementary 12.8; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChisholm Elementary 12.8state median 16.4U.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 Chisholm Elementary enrolled 85 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 absent23.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.4% of students were White, 3.5% Hispanic, 2.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White89.4%
  2. Hispanic3.5%
  3. Black2.8%
  4. Two or more races2.1%
  5. American Indian1.4%
  6. Asian0.7%

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 Chisholm Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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, 2021-2250‑54%41%51.1%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%28% (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.

What to look at next about Chisholm Elementary

  1. Lincoln ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 647 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. Greenway MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 29 miles away: 244 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
  3. Compare Chisholm Elementary with Lincoln ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chisholm Public School District spends per student$14,145 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,145
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaChisholm Elementary is the number 227 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#227 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.12.8:1
  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 Chisholm Elementary

  1. How many students attend Chisholm Elementary?
    142 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 136 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chisholm, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chisholm Elementary?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chisholm Elementary a Title I school?
    Chisholm Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Chisholm Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Chisholm Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 Chisholm Elementary in?
    Chisholm Public School District, NCES district ID 2708910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270891000356 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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