Pathway to Change

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Lindstrom, Minnesota

Pathway to Change in Lindstrom, Minnesota enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 3.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 44.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

14 students in 2022-23, 13 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 3.0.

Students enrolled at Pathway to Change by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 100510152022-23142023-24132024-2510
Students enrolled at Pathway to Change by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 100510152022-23142023-24132024-2510
Students enrolled at Pathway to Change by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 100510152022-23142023-24132024-2510
Students enrolled at Pathway to Change by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 100510152022-23142023-24132024-2510
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23144.03.5
2023-24133.04.3
2024-25103.03.3

3.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Pathway to Change 3.3; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPathway to Change 3.3state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Pathway to Change 3.3; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPathway to Change 3.3state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Pathway to Change 3.3; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPathway to Change 3.3state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Pathway to Change 3.3; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPathway to Change 3.3state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

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 Pathway to Change enrolled 16 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent71.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.0% of students were White, 20.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White80.0%
  2. Hispanic20.0%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Pathway to Change scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language artsunder 50%under 50%51.1%
Mathunder 50%under 50%44.8%

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

Schools of this kind in Lindstrom

2 public schools of this kind in Lindstrom report 2024-25 enrollment; Pathway to Change is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pathway to Change103.350.0%
Skillbuilding Opportunities for Aca84.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pathway to Change

  1. Skillbuilding Opportunities for AcaThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 8 students, 4.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Chisago Lakes Family CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.5 miles away: 41 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Pathway to Change with Skillbuilding Opportunities for AcaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Croix River Education District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaPathway to Change is the number 203 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#203 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher3.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.3.3:1
  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 Pathway to Change

  1. How many students attend Pathway to Change?
    10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Lindstrom, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pathway to Change?
    3.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pathway to Change a Title I school?
    Pathway to Change was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pathway to Change do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Pathway to Change scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pathway to Change in?
    St. Croix River Education District, NCES district ID 2700015. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270001505147 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: 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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