Backus Elementary School (Closed 2007)

Box 47
Backus, MN 56435

Backus Elementary School serves 95 students in grades Prekindergarten-4.

The student-teacher ratio of 12:1 was lower than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment was 2% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which was lower than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black).

School Overview

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-4

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Backus Elementary School
Pre-K	12
Kind	13
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	17

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Total Students

95 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1994-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School
2006	95
2005	113
2004	113
2003	101
2002	151
2001	171
2000	171
1999	198
1998	197
1997	213
1996	223
1995	201
1994	197

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Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School
2006	8
2005	10
2004	10
2003	10
2002	12
2001	16
2000	14
1999	16
1997	15
1996	11
1995	15

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School Rankings

This School

State Level (MN)

Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1995-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	12:1	16:1	14:1
2005	11:1	16:1	14:1
2004	11:1	16:1	14:1
2003	10:1	16:1	14:1
2002	13:1	16:1	15:1
2001	11:1	16:1	14:1
2000	12:1	16:1	15:1
1999	12:1	15:1	15:1
1997	14:1	17:1	16:1
1996	20:1	17:1	21:1
1995	13:1	17:1	15:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2004)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2004	2%	3%	2%
2003	2%	3%	1%
2002	1%	2%	2%
2001	2%	2%	3%
2000	2%	2%	2%
1999	1%	2%	2%
1998	2%	2%
1997	1%	2%	1%
1996	1%	2%	1%
1995	1%	2%	2%
1994	1%	2%	2%

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Asian

n/a

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2004)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2004	1%	5%
2003	2%	5%	1%
2002	3%	5%	1%
2001	2%	5%
1994	1%	4%

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Hispanic

12%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2001-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	2%	5%	1%
2005	3%	5%	1%
2001	1%	3%

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Black

n/a

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2005)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2005	2%	8%	1%
2004	3%	8%	1%
2003	1%	7%	1%
2002	2%	7%	1%

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White

98%

61%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	98%	79%	96%
2005	95%	79%	95%
2004	94%	80%	96%
2003	95%	81%	96%
2002	94%	82%	95%
2001	95%	83%	97%
2000	98%	84%	98%
1999	99%	85%	98%
1998	98%	86%	97%
1997	99%	87%	99%
1996	99%	87%	99%
1995	99%	88%	98%
1994	98%	88%	98%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

n/a

All Ethnic Groups

0.04

0.59

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	0.04	0.37	0.07
2005	0.09	0.37	0.10
2004	0.11	0.35	0.08
2003	0.10	0.34	0.07
2002	0.12	0.32	0.08
2001	0.10	0.31	0.06
2000	0.03	0.29	0.05
1998	0.04	0.26	0.05
1994	0.04	0.22	0.04
1993	0.05	0.21	0.06

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Eligible for

48%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1994-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	48%	23%	39%
2005	51%	22%	40%
2004	49%	21%	35%
2003	50%	20%	32%
2002	44%	19%	33%
2001	47%	18%	34%
2000	42%	18%	34%
1999	45%	19%	41%
1998	43%	19%	22%
1997	55%	19%	45%
1996	52%	19%	45%
1995	45%	18%	44%
1994	37%	18%	45%

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Eligible for

12%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2006)
Year	Backus Elementary School	Minnesota	Pine River-Backus School District
2006	12%	7%	14%
2005	19%	7%	15%
2004	18%	7%	14%
2003	12%	7%	12%
2002	13%	7%	12%
2001	8%	7%	12%
2000	19%	8%	15%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Pine River-Backus School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education