Mississippi Heights Elementary

Mississippi Heights Elementary is an expansive elementary school in SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota, part of Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. The school works with 808 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 135% above typical.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,331 students; Mississippi Heights Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Mississippi Heights Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Mississippi Heights Elementary reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at Mississippi Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Mississippi Heights Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 43.8%.

Around the school, Benton County reports that median household income runs about $74,410, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mississippi Heights Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students).

The closest other public school is Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mississippi Heights Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mississippi Heights Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 27.9%.

Mississippi Heights Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mississippi Heights Elementary has fell 22%, going from 1,038 students in 2018 to 808 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Mississippi Heights Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.