Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273387001638
North Elementary School
815 N 9TH ST, SAINT PETER, MN 56082 · (507) 934-3260 · Nicollet County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
164 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.9%
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 73 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
-52 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.0:1
% White
73%
was 72%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
4%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in SAINT PETER, Minnesota, operated by ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 429 students in grades 2 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 25% above the state mean of about 344.
ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,107 students. North Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, North Elementary School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.
On the resource side, North Elementary School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting North Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at North Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.5%; actual is 62.8%, +18.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, Nicollet County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,756, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Nicollet County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,447 students), North Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
ST. PETER ECSE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
North Elementary School operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Elementary School has declined 11%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 8% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for North Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Nicollet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$79,756
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
4,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- St. Peter High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- St. Peter Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- ST. PETER ECSEElementary · 61 students
- Oshawa Learning AcademyCombined · 25 students
- ROCK BEND HS ALCHigh · 14 students
Other schools in SAINT PETER
- St. Peter High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- St. Peter Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- ST. PETER ECSEElementary · 61 students
- Minnesota Valley SchoolCombined · 27 students
- Oshawa Learning AcademyCombined · 25 students
Nearby schools
- ST. PETER ECSE0.5 mi · 61
- St. Peter Middle School0.5 mi · 617
- Minnesota Valley School0.5 mi · 27
- Minnesota River School0.5 mi · 14
- ROCK BEND HS ALC0.5 mi · 14
- St. Peter High School1.2 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at North Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at North Elementary School.
How diverse is North Elementary School?
North Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Elementary School?
North Elementary School is overseen by ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nicollet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.