Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El, Lake Crystal MN

Original Research by School Decision on Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El

Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial school district. The school is part of a small, close-knit community within the Mankato North Mankato metropolitan area. The town of Lake Crystal is oriented around Crystal Lake, which sits at its center and provides public access to fishing and water sports. Civic anchors like City Hall, the library, and a public recreation center are located near downtown, while the school itself sits on a campus separated from the town center, a layout common in communities that have built new school facilities farther out.

Enrollment is relatively small for an elementary school serving this grade band, and the student body is predominantly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of family economic backgrounds.

On state assessments for the most recent school year, the school posted results that are worth looking at closely. In mathematics, proficiency rates across the tested grades were consistently strong, placing the school in a top position relative to other districts in Blue Earth County. Reading proficiency was also solid, though the pattern varied by grade: performance was notably higher in the upper elementary grades than in the lower ones. This is a profile a parent may want to understand by following up with the school about how reading instruction and support are structured across the early years. The fifth grade science proficiency rate was lower than the math and reading results. Because the state changed both the science assessment and cut scores that same year, it is difficult to compare this result with prior years. A parent may want to ask the school for more context about science instruction.

There is only a single year of state testing data available for this school, so no trend data exists to show whether performance is improving or declining. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on special education identification and English learner status were not reported in the available records, and information about chronic absenteeism was also missing.

The community has seen a mix of investment and change. Multiple housing developments were built in the early 2000s, and a new secondary school was constructed on 510th Avenue, replacing an older building. An ethanol plant operates a few miles west of town. Despite these developments, population is reported as slightly declining. Housing values in the area are below the state average, and affordability relative to national income benchmarks is a consideration for families moving into the market.

This is an elementary school with strong math results and solid but uneven reading results, set in a small town with a stable economic base and recent infrastructure growth. The school appears to fit families who prioritize a smaller setting with core academic strength in math, and who are comfortable following up with the school directly about the reading and science outcomes and any gaps in the publicly available record.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 485%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

This schoolLAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income61%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income71%Higher-income65%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income89%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income79%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income87%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income76%Higher-income89%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income79%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income63%1 pp gap