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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270293000062
ALBANY ELEMENTARY
10 FOREST AVE, ALBANY, MN 56307 · (320) 845-2161 · Stearns County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
90 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (71) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALBANY ELEMENTARY
ALBANY ELEMENTARY's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY this school | 380 | 23.7% | 53.1% |
| CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND | 390 | 23.3% | 55.1% |
| NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO | 419 | 25.8% | 52.2% |
| Taylors Falls Elementary TAYLORS FALLS | 329 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
| La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT | 359 | 26.5% | 58.0% |
| Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE | 436 | 25.0% | 53.9% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALBANY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #272 of 844 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #246 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #235 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #524 of 1,130 | #13 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #417 of 769 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #751 of 796 | #19 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #776 of 942 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #69 of 499 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
380
-106 (-22%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 380 | 27.4 | 13.8:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 34.5 | 14.4:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 39.2 | 13.7:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 26% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALBANY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (537 to 380); teachers down 30% (39.2 to 27.4).
About ALBANY ELEMENTARY
ALBANY ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of ALBANY, Minnesota. It educates 380 students in grades 1 through 5.
ALBANY ELEMENTARY sits within ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 5 schools and 1,744 students.
White students are the large majority at ALBANY ELEMENTARY, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 82% of Stearns County residents are White. ALBANY ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At ALBANY ELEMENTARY, 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 24% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Stearns County is 44%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ALBANY ELEMENTARY is +0.8 points: 53.1% actual, 52.3% predicted.
Across Stearns County, median household income is about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Stearns County number 74 and enroll about 24,160.
Of nearby public schools, Albany Area High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 48.1%, lower than ALBANY ELEMENTARY's 53.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
ALBANY ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 12.5:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Albany Area High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- Albany Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- AVON ELEMENTARYElementary · 264 students
- Albany Area Early Learning CenterElementary · 59 students
Other schools in ALBANY
- Albany Area High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- Albany Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Albany Area Early Learning CenterElementary · 59 students
Other Albany Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Albany Elementary. ALBANY ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Albany Elementary SchoolAlbany, KY · 486 students
- ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA, NY · 478 students
- Albany Elementary SchoolAlbany, IN · 267 students
- Albany ElementaryAlbany, WI · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Albany Area High School0.2 mi · 584
- Albany Area Middle School0.2 mi · 457
- Albany Area Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 59
- AVON ELEMENTARY5.4 mi · 264
- HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 589
- HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY8.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About ALBANY ELEMENTARYHow large is ALBANY ELEMENTARY?
ALBANY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does ALBANY ELEMENTARY serve?
ALBANY ELEMENTARY serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does ALBANY ELEMENTARY have?
ALBANY ELEMENTARY employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALBANY ELEMENTARY?
At ALBANY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ALBANY ELEMENTARY public or private?
ALBANY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.