St. Paul's Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 67 students
Heart of the Lake Elementary
810 2nd Ave SW, Perham, MN 56573
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
578
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Perham-Dent Public School District
Otter Tail County
Schola Grade C · Average
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 Heart of the Lake Elementary
Heart of the Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Perham, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Perham-Dent Public School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Otter Tail County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 578 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 578 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Perham-Dent Public School District
- County
- Otter Tail County
- NCES school ID
- 272823001247
Schools near Heart of the Lake Elementary
All 6 schools in Perham →
St. Henrys Area School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 108 students
New York Mills Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 460 students
Frazee Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 453 students
Henning Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 210 students
Holy Rosary
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 134 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.