St. Mary's School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 121 students
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element
220 3rd St W, Hector, MN 55342
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
186
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Renville County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element is a public elementary school in Hector, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. The school is located in a remote rural area in Renville County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 186 students were enrolled, with about 11.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 186 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
- County
- Renville County
- NCES school ID
- 270002300288
Schools near Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element
All 2 schools in Hector →
BOLD-Bird Island Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 260 students
Praire Lutheran School Upper Site
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 69 students
Cedar Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 171 students
Prairie Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 68 students
GFW Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 240 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.