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Blue Earth Area Elementary

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Blue Earth Area Elementary ranks 549 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Blue Earth Area Elementary is a public elementary school serving 512 students in grades PK-5 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, which is part of the Blue Earth Area School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, it faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance and significant disparities in student subgroup outcomes.

Academically, Blue Earth Area Elementary's proficiency rates in math and reading are generally below the state averages across grade levels. For example, in the projected 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 42.13% in math and 44.07% in reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade math, where only 18.07% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 42.94%. In contrast, the nearby United South Central Elementary outperforms Blue Earth Area Elementary across most grade levels and subjects.

Additionally, Blue Earth Area Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 50% of Minnesota elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three school years. However, the school struggles with its White and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is also below average, ranking in the bottom 50% of Minnesota elementary schools in this category. To improve, the school may need to implement targeted interventions and address these achievement gaps.

515

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,825

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 E 6th St
Blue Earth, MN 56013-2006

(507) 526-3090

District: Blue Earth Area School District

Students who attend Blue Earth Area Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blue Earth Area Middle
High:	Blue Earth Area Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg47%

549^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^th of 446Blue Earth Area 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
2025	42.2	549 of 872	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	599 of 881	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	638 of 845	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	670 of 858	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	664 of 869	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	528 of 870	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	587 of 847	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	648 of 853	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.5	616 of 848	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	696 of 840	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	688 of 826	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	541 of 824	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	553 of 820	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	588 of 814	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	60.8	368 of 803	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.1	573 of 781	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.8	372 of 777	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.6	287 of 756	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.8	371 of 685	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	308 of 676	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	52.6	392 of 674	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	554 of 799	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	634 of 809	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	614 of 787	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	607 of 799	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	575 of 783	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	314 of 787	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	510 of 774	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	136 of 238	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	136 of 249	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	178 of 214	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	140 of 209	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	139 of 219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	166 of 220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	441 of 764	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	462 of 793	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	532 of 774	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	518 of 663	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	485 of 683	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	556 of 740	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	534 of 728	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	469 of 812	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	492 of 826	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	593 of 799	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	652 of 808	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	641 of 784	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	609 of 798	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	587 of 779	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	522 of 562	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	524 of 572	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	490 of 524	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	329 of 417	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	376 of 515	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	412 of 463	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	548 of 714	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	652 of 730	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	680 of 712	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	702 of 725	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	680 of 710	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	560 of 722	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	585 of 712	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-6 vs state

Math42%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Blue Earth Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 526-3090	515	33	15.4	52.8%	374 (72.6%)	3 (0.6%)	122 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	42.2	549^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.2	599^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.0%	50	64.6	45.2	18.1		42.1	60.0	27.4	43.4		44.1	$11,825
Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Reynolds St	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	138	10	13.5	57.2%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	22.2	697^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.1%		28	668^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.2%	29	41.7	14.8	16.7		24.6	37.5	29.6	44.4		36.2	$9,679
Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Victoria Street Ste 101	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 238-4487	1,007	65	15.3	59.1%	698 (69.3%)	13 (1.3%)	272 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	39.5	576^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.9	607^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.1%	31	58.2	46.2	17.2	33.6	38.9	42.5	40.0	44.1	43.1	42.5	$11,653
Southern Plains Education Coop.	Public	PK-K	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	19	3	7.1	68.4%	11 (57.9%)	1 (5.3%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)
United South Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 553-5810	420	34	12.3	45.2%	326 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	73.4	224^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.3%		70.3	253^rd of 881 public elementary schools	71.3%	29	80.4	72.7	63.0	35.1	62.2	49.0	59.3	65.2	55.4	57.0	$12,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Earth Area Elementary

What district is Blue Earth Area Elementary in?

Blue Earth Area School District

Is Blue Earth Area Elementary a good school?

Blue Earth Area Elementary ranks 549^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blue Earth Area Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Blue Earth Area Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Earth Area Elementary?

Students at Blue Earth Area Elementary are 73% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Blue Earth Area Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Earth Area Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blue Earth Area Middle
High : Blue Earth Area Secondary

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