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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271353002239
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
1601 W 12TH ST, HASTINGS, MN 55033 · (651) 480-7390 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
155 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
54.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Christa McAuliffe Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary this school | 470 | 33.0% | 58.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary HASTINGS | 461 | 35.4% | 47.1% |
| OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE | 432 | 30.8% | 47.7% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 413 | 31.2% | 59.5% |
| Tatanka Elementary STEM School BUFFALO | 393 | 35.1% | 39.3% |
| Isanti Primary School ISANTI | 407 | 33.4% | N/A |
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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #163 of 844 | #15 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #142 of 844 | #8 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #320 of 844 | #27 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #345 of 1,130 | #39 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #350 of 769 | #21 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #496 of 796 | #54 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #636 of 942 | #34 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #361 of 499 | #27 of 36 |
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
470
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 470 | 35.2 | 13.4:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 33.4 | 14.7:1 | 37% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 33.5 | 14.1:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 30.3 | 16.8:1 | 26% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 8% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (508 to 470); teachers up 16% (30.3 to 35.2).
About Christa McAuliffe Elementary
The public elementary school Christa McAuliffe Elementary is located in HASTINGS, Minnesota. There are 470 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 37% larger than that mark.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary is run by Hastings Public School District, whose 11 schools enroll 4,041 students.
About 78% of the student body at Christa McAuliffe Elementary is White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Dakota County residents are about 74% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. About 33% of students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.8%, compared with a predicted 47.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Dakota County show the median household earns about $106,318 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dakota County number 170, with about 74,687 students.
917 Riverside School sits about 0.4 miles from Christa McAuliffe Elementary. Christa McAuliffe Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.9%, lower than Christa McAuliffe Elementary's 58.8%.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hastings Public School District
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Hastings Early Child Special Ed.Elementary · 100 students
- Tilden Community PreschoolElementary · 35 students
Other schools in HASTINGS
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Hastings Early Child Special Ed.Elementary · 100 students
- Tilden Community PreschoolElementary · 35 students
Other Christa McAuliffe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Christa McAuliffe Elementary. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 687 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 524 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOxnard, CA · 476 students
- Christa Mcauliffe ElementarySammamish, WA · 472 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOceanside, CA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- 917 Riverside School0.4 mi · 17
- 917 New Chance0.4 mi · 3
- Hastings Alternative Center0.7 mi · 32
- Hastings High School0.7 mi · 1,301
- HOA High School0.7 mi · 13
- Special Services1.0 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Christa McAuliffe ElementaryHow large is Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
Christa McAuliffe Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Christa McAuliffe Elementary serve?
Christa McAuliffe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe Elementary is approximately 13.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
At Christa McAuliffe Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?
Christa McAuliffe Elementary is part of Hastings Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.