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Enrollment
260
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHLOS ACADEMY OF SAINT CLOUD·NCES 270043004959
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud
3701 33RD STREET SOUTH, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301 · (320) 281-4430 · Stearns County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
222 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 3% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
20.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
11.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud this school | 260 | 85.4% | 17.6% |
| Webster Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 276 | 84.1% | 15.0% |
| Cityview Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 239 | 90.0% | 10.3% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 328 | 81.1% | 12.1% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
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 Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #777 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #806 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #778 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #699 of 1,130 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #292 of 769 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #215 of 796 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #63 of 942 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -62.2% | #1 of 499 | #1 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
260
-384 (-60%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 85% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 26.9 | 9.5:1 | 87% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 33.5 | 13.3:1 | 86% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 61% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | N/A | N/A | 57% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud.
About Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud is an elementary school with a street address in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota. The school reports 260 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students.
Federal records list Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud as its own district.
Black students are the majority at Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups make up 23% White, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Stearns County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud total 20 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 85%. The 44% average for public schools in Stearns County is 41 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud is D. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (17.6%) and its predicted rate (19.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Among Stearns County residents, the median household income is $77,066, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud, Stearns County has 73 other public schools.
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud as City: Small. Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
Federal counts for Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud: 644 students in 2020-21, 260 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.7:1 to 13.0:1.
Community posts for Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Athlos Academy of Saint CloudWhat is the total enrollment at Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud serve?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud have?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud?
At Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud, the student body is approximately 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 51% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud public or private?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.