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Triton Elementary

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Triton Elementary ranks 445 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Triton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dodge Center, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Triton School District, which is ranked 159 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Triton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 445-588 out of 872-858 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments is generally below the state average in both math and reading, with proficiency rates of 55.75% in math and 43.43% in reading in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools like Bishop Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Kasson-Mantorville Elementary, Triton Elementary generally underperforms, with their math proficiency rates ranging from 56.89% to 78.86%.

Triton Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for Hispanic students but underperforming for White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate has also increased from 27.87% in 2021-2022 to 48.42% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's leadership and the Triton School District should closely examine the factors contributing to the school's performance and develop targeted strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly in areas where the school is underperforming compared to state and local benchmarks.

384

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,114

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

813 W Highway St
Dodge Center, MN 55927-9153

(507) 418-7500

District: Triton School District

Students who attend Triton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Triton Middle School
High:	Triton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

445^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 446Triton 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	53.3	445 of 872	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	577 of 881	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	574 of 845	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	588 of 858	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	598 of 869	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	640 of 870	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	610 of 847	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.0	479 of 853	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.0	480 of 848	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	576 of 840	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	581 of 826	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	556 of 824	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.4	406 of 820	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	560 of 814	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	566 of 803	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.0	527 of 781	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	561 of 777	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	578 of 756	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.2	471 of 685	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	492 of 799	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	531 of 809	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	590 of 787	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	531 of 799	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	514 of 783	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	617 of 787	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	592 of 774	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	46 of 238	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	168 of 214	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	126 of 209	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	59 of 153	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	90 of 219	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	82 of 220	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	267 of 764	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	380 of 793	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	472 of 774	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	346 of 663	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	398 of 683	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	346 of 740	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	295 of 728	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	325 of 812	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	549 of 826	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	462 of 799	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	576 of 808	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	580 of 784	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	528 of 798	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	527 of 779	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	454 of 562	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	370 of 572	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	376 of 524	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	302 of 500	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	208 of 417	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	374 of 515	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	475 of 714	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	646 of 730	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	599 of 712	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	614 of 725	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	614 of 710	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	668 of 722	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	663 of 712	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math56%+11 vs state

Reading43%-6 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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Triton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 418-7500	384	38	10.1	44.8%	285 (74.2%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	53.3	445^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.0%		40.6	577^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.5%	132	63.6	58.3	46.6	55.8	41.3	31.0	60.3	43.4	$10,114
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	604 16th St NE	Kasson	55944	Dodge County	Kasson-Mantorville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 634-1234	796	59	13.6	24.1%	670 (84.2%)	12 (1.5%)	63 (7.9%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	87.3	70^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.5	75^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.5%	5	80.5	77.3		78.9	60.8	64.4		62.7	$9,277
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	31.8	627^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.1%		51.6	476^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.0%	151	58.9	36.1	30.2	42.5	32.1	26.7	46.5	34.0	$3,193
Byron Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	820 7th Street NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 624-0311	519	44	11.7	18.1%	431 (83.0%)	10 (1.9%)	36 (6.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$9,538
Byron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	501 10th Ave NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 775-6620	551	35	15.9	16.0%	474 (86.0%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	88.7	55^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.5	28^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.8%	27	77.9	77.4	78.2	77.8	57.0	69.3	76.7	68.0	$7,224
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%)	79.9	151^st of 872 public elementary schools	82.7%		77.2	170^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.7%	19	73.9	70.8		72.3	61.5	54.2		57.7	$10,091
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 56th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4100	675	0	16.2	30.4%	352 (52.1%)	147 (21.8%)	46 (6.8%)	72 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.1%)	68.5	286^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.2%		65.9	300^th of 881 public elementary schools	65.9%	14	57.3	63.5	56.9	59.4	56.4	46.0	66.1	55.7	$10,777
Pine Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8749 County Road 5	Pine Island	55963	Olmsted County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 356-8581	610	46	13.2	19.0%	556 (91.1%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	79.3	155^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.2%		78.9	153^rd of 881 public elementary schools	82.6%	2	74.6	70.9		72.7	60.5	53.0		56.7	$9,543
Bishop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 36th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3100	545	0	14.3	37.2%	284 (52.1%)	78 (14.3%)	68 (12.5%)	70 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	59.4	379^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.5%		61.7	353^rd of 881 public elementary schools	59.9%	26	65.9	63.4	49.4	60.0	42.1	46.5	49.4	45.9	$12,598
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	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%		63	339^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.5%	69	48.5	76.9	46.1	56.9	31.7	58.2	53.9	47.2	$11,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Triton Elementary

How many students attend Triton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Triton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Triton Elementary?

Students at Triton Elementary are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Triton Elementary in?

Triton School District

What schools do graduates of Triton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Triton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Triton Middle School
High : Triton High School

Is Triton Elementary a good school?

Triton Elementary ranks 445^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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