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Nrheg Elementary

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Nrheg Elementary ranks 474 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

NRHEG Elementary is a small, rural PK–5 school serving 354 students in Ellendale, Minnesota, part of the NRHEG School District. In 2025-26 it earned 2 stars and ranked 474th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (45th percentile) — noticeably higher than its own district's 30th percentile, 2-star standing. The school spent roughly a decade in the 55th–68th percentile at 3 stars before a sharp slide to 37th in 2020-21; it has since recovered to the mid-to-high 40s, where it appears to have leveled off.

Math is the school's clear strength and it is consistent: 54.4% proficiency beats the state's 44.9% and the district's 32.2%, and NRHEG has topped the state in math every year on record — by +10.3, +12.2, +10.4, and +9.5 points since 2022-23. Among 11 nearby schools compared, it ranks second in math. That happens alongside the smallest classes in the region (11.4:1 student–teacher ratio, versus 11.5 to 14.9 for peers) and an improving poverty profile, with 42.1% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, down from 51.5% two years earlier.

Two challenges stand out. Reading has never reached the state line in the last four years, sitting at 45.2% versus the state's 48.6%. Science has fallen dramatically, from 46.15% in 2022-23 — above the state — to 13.8% in 2025-26, 11.7 points below the state. Performance also slips as grades advance: third-grade math is 70.5%, but fifth-grade math is 42.4%, and fourth-grade reading (33.3%) is the weakest spot. For comparison, Blooming Prairie Elementary is 12 miles away with nearly identical enrollment and staffing, yet outperforms in math, reading, and overall state ranking (70th percentile, 4 stars) while improving over the same period — a useful benchmark for what is possible.

354

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,190

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 School St
Ellendale, MN 56026-1024

(507) 684-3181

District: Nrheg School District

Students who attend Nrheg Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nrheg Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg43%

474^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^th of 458Nrheg School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	474 of 869	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	456 of 872	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	463 of 881	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	502 of 845	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	523 of 858	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	545 of 869	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	394 of 870	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	308 of 847	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.7	271 of 853	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.6	300 of 848	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	347 of 840	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	524 of 826	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	530 of 824	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	452 of 820	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	641 of 814	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.0	539 of 803	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	468 of 781	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	470 of 777	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	588 of 756	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	53.8	391 of 685	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.0	419 of 676	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.4	455 of 674	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	399 of 790	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	387 of 799	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	475 of 809	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	440 of 787	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	486 of 799	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	435 of 783	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	409 of 787	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	301 of 774	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	383 of 764	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	285 of 764	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	321 of 793	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	194 of 774	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	332 of 663	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	369 of 683	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	255 of 740	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	211 of 728	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	475 of 807	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	475 of 812	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	414 of 826	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	508 of 799	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	497 of 808	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	552 of 784	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	345 of 798	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	329 of 779	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	367 of 579	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	361 of 562	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	348 of 515	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	521 of 710	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	575 of 714	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	558 of 730	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	620 of 712	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	657 of 725	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	640 of 710	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	469 of 722	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	429 of 712	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math54%+10 vs state

Reading45%-3 vs state

Science14%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0	45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4	54.4	$11,190
Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	341	29	11.5	34.3%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	69.1	260^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.9	151^st of 872 public elementary schools	82.7%	109	45.6	52.3		49.2			78.6	63.1		70.2	$10,091
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	747 Havana Rd	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8100	505	37	13.6	36.6%	409 (81.0%)	13 (2.6%)	64 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	388^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.4	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%	20	45.2	45.5	62.0	50.9	24.7	24.7	48.8	52.5	52.2	51.3	$11,280
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	454	35	13.0	58.8%	243 (53.5%)	29 (6.4%)	143 (31.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	25.8	676^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.2%		31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%	40	31.2	36.8	40.5	36.1	11.0	11.0	42.9	32.9	28.4	34.8	$13,994
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Hawthorne	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4960	400	29	13.7	63.0%	195 (48.8%)	19 (4.8%)	81 (20.3%)	79 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	23.9	690^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.2	717^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.8%	27	46.2	35.1	27.5	36.3	3.9	3.9	46.2	36.8	6.1	30.4	$12,375
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	400	28	14.2	52.3%	240 (60.0%)	8 (2.0%)	105 (26.3%)	25 (6.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	44.3	523^rd of 869 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.3	508^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.7%	15	38.2	40.6	32.4	37.0	16.2	16.2	70.6	57.6	38.2	55.4	$14,996
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	423 14th St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8300	468	37	12.8	39.3%	357 (76.3%)	12 (2.6%)	75 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	49.6	466^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.4%		56	415^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.4%	51	58.3	48.8	43.8	49.6	17.9	17.9	69.4	47.6	32.3	48.0	$12,662
Sibley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5080	275	23	11.9	66.5%	143 (52.0%)	11 (4.0%)	55 (20.0%)	54 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	16.3	741^st of 869 public elementary schools	14.7%		21.5	705^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.2%	36	24.5	24.4	29.0	25.6	12.9	12.9	26.5	40.9	18.2	29.4	$11,409
Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	360	24	14.9	69.7%	170 (47.2%)	11 (3.1%)	117 (32.5%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	45.4	512^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.1%		39	580^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.5%	68	32.7	43.1	45.0	39.7	30.0	30.0	43.6	64.7	35.0	48.6	$15,829
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	510	39	13.1	48.2%	301 (59.0%)	88 (17.3%)	99 (19.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	43.2	536^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.9	553^rd of 872 public elementary schools	36.6%	17	45.5	45.7	46.6	45.9	19.2	19.2	46.5	47.8	32.9	43.2	$11,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Nrheg Elementary

Is Nrheg Elementary a good school?

Nrheg Elementary ranks 474^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nrheg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Nrheg Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Nrheg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nrheg Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nrheg Secondary

What district is Nrheg Elementary in?

Nrheg School District

What is the racial makeup of Nrheg Elementary?

Students at Nrheg Elementary are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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