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CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY

7310 STATE HIGHWAY 24, CLEAR LAKE, MN 55319 · (320) 370-6510 · Sherburne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
136 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5714%
Grade 17218%
Grade 27619%
Grade 36516%
Grade 46616%
Grade 56516%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
25163%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
7819%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
318%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
287%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
19448%
Female
20752%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
50.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.0%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% 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 CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY

CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY this school40133.9%44.4%
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
34933.5%45.4%
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY
BLOOMINGTON
47532.6%50.3%
GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY
NORTHFIELD
48833.4%57.2%
Windom Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
36937.7%57.8%
AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON
47930.3%35.7%
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 CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Sherburne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#447 of 844#8 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#496 of 844#8 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#389 of 844#7 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
401#479 of 1,130#12 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#448 of 769#4 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.9%#311 of 796#3 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.9%#621 of 942#5 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.2%#407 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 2024-25
Enrollment
401
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540128.414.1:134% (136)
2023-2440326.415.2:136% (146)
2022-2339820.519.5:134% (137)
2020-213792614.6:121% (79)
2017-1842326.316.1:124% (100)
2015-165323515.2:127% (144)
2010-115403018.0:131% (166)
2000-014222516.9:121% (87)
1990-916432823.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (423 to 401); teachers up 8% (26.3 to 28.4).

About CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY

CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in Minnesota, located in CLEAR LAKE. The latest federal count shows 401 students in kindergarten through 5.

CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY is run by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 22 schools enroll 9,803 students.

A majority of students at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY, 63%, are White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 87% White. CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teacher staffing is 28.4 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 34%.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.8%.

Across Sherburne County, median household income is about $105,466, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The public schools of Sherburne County number 45 and enroll about 16,306.

Nearby, BECKER MIDDLE is about 7.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.

Locale data from NCES put CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY went from 379 students to 401.

If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Sherburne County at a glance

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Population
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students

Quick facts

School name
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY
District
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
7310 STATE HIGHWAY 24, CLEAR LAKE, MN 55319
Phone
(320) 370-6510
County
Sherburne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
401
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
136 (34%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
273351001481
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other Clearview Elementary schools

7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Clearview Elementary. CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 4th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY
How large is CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY in?
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY is part of ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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