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.