WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY

280 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 4th

School Overview

Waterville Elementary School, located at 500 E Paquin St in Waterville, Minnesota, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (WEM) School District. As a community-centered school, it focuses on providing core elementary education to students in the surrounding area, fostering an environment dedicated to early childhood development and foundational academic skills in reading, mathematics, and social-emotional learning.

The school operates as a key component of the small-town educational landscape in Le Sueur County. By maintaining a localized campus, Waterville Elementary emphasizes a supportive atmosphere where faculty and staff work closely with families to prepare students for their transition into the district’s middle and high school programs. It remains committed to the academic and personal growth of its student body through a standard K-6 curriculum designed to meet state educational requirements.

280

Total Students

19.5

Full-Time Teachers

14.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

33.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY
Demographic	Student Count
White	259
Hispanic	9
Black	2
Two or More	10

White
259 (92.5 %)
Two or More
10 (3.6 %)
Hispanic
9 (3.2 %)
Black
2 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN
Phone:	(507)362-4439
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 4th
Total Students:	280
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	72
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	22

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 12

Kindergarten 62

Grade 1 56

Grade 2 47

Grade 3 44

Grade 4 59