Little Mountain Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Monticello, Minnesota
Little Mountain Elementary in Monticello, Minnesota enrolled 576 students in 2024-25 with 42.3 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. 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, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
593 students in 2022-23, 598 students in 2023-24, 576 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.6 to 42.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 593 | 39.6 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 41.1 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 576 | 42.3 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Little Mountain Elementary enrolled 568 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.9% of students were White, 10.6% Hispanic, 7.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.9%
- Hispanic10.6%
- Two or more races7.6%
- Black5.0%
- Asian4.0%
- American Indian0.9%
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 Little Mountain Elementary scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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 | 63% | 58% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 62% | 59% (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 Monticello
8 public elementary schools in Monticello report 2024-25 enrollment; Little Mountain Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary | 794 | 14.9 | 27.2% |
| Little Mountain Elementary | 576 | 13.6 | 23.6% |
| Eastview Education Center | 301 | 7.1 | 28.9% |
| Swan River Montessori Charter School | 161 | 12.9 | 1.9% |
| Monticello Nature Based Education | 65 | not reported | 20.0% |
| 882 Online K-5 | 11 | not reported | 18.2% |
| Pinewood Elementary - SNW | 7 | 4.0 | 20.0% |
| Little Mountain Elementary - SNW | 5 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Little Mountain Elementary
- Little Mountain Elementary - SNWThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 5 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Eastview Education CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 301 students, 7.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Little Mountain Elementary with Little Mountain Elementary - SNWStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Monticello Independent School District 882 spends per student$15,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,407
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaLittle Mountain Elementary is the number 184 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- 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 Little Mountain Elementary
How many students attend Little Mountain Elementary?
576 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 593 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Monticello, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Mountain Elementary?
13.6 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 Little Mountain Elementary a Title I school?
Little Mountain Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Little Mountain Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Little Mountain Elementary scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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 Little Mountain Elementary in?
Monticello Independent School District 882, NCES district ID 2721390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272139001837 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.