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Mesabi East Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
601 N 1 St St W
Aurora, MN 55705
Phone
(218) 229-3321
District
MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
474
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.7% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Mesabi East Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
63%
53%
50%
48%
75%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
59%
53%
52%
48%
66%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
33%
52%
50%
59%
15%
45%
33%
52%
50%
59%
15%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
46%
50%
53%
15%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 50 10.5%
Kindergarten 56 11.8%
Grade 1 56 11.8%
Grade 2 56 11.8%
Grade 3 67 14.1%
Grade 4 58 12.2%
Grade 5 67 14.1%
Grade 6 64 13.5%
Total 474 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.9% 92.8% 66.2%
Black 0.9% 0.9% 12.6%
Hispanic 2.7% 2.3% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.3% 3.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.1% 47.1% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 42.2% 39.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 8.0% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,026 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18.4 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.9% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 26.4% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,284 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.5% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.1% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.4% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.6% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,349 $9,200,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $306 $272,000 1.5%
Staff $519 $461,000 2.5%
General Administration $618 $549,000 2.9%
School Administration $534 $475,000 2.5%
Operation $1,326 $1,179,000 6.3%
Transportation $664 $590,000 3.2%
Other $645 $573,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,611 $4,099,000 21.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,107 $5,429,000 29.0%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $18,728,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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