Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORHEAD AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272142005544
Probstfield Elementary
2410 14TH ST S, MOORHEAD, MN 56560 · (218) 284-3800 · Clay County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- BBeats 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
41.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
67 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 59% larger than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
55.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Probstfield Elementary
Probstfield Elementary's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Probstfield Elementary this school | 290 | 23.1% | 59.1% |
| Lonsdale Pre K-6 LONSDALE | 331 | 23.6% | 48.4% |
| MENDOTA ELEMENTARY MENDOTA HEIGHTS | 358 | 24.9% | 61.5% |
| HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK | 233 | 28.3% | 75.2% |
| SOMERSET ELEMENTARY MENDOTA HEIGHTS | 412 | 24.8% | 72.6% |
| Oak Ridge Early Learning Center SARTELL | 288 | 24.7% | 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 Probstfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #159 of 844 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #152 of 844 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #282 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #661 of 1,130 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 41.4:1 | #769 of 769 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #481 of 796 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #786 of 942 | #9 of 11 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 7 | 41.4:1 | 23% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 8 | 35.9:1 | 23% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 1.7 | 157.8:1 | 80% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Probstfield Elementary.
About Probstfield Elementary
Probstfield Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 290 students.
Moorhead Area Public Schools is the local district for Probstfield Elementary. It runs 12 schools with 7,571 students.
The share of White students at Probstfield Elementary is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Clay County is about 85% White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Probstfield Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Probstfield Elementary totals 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 41.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Probstfield Elementary is about 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clay County is 40%.
Probstfield Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Probstfield Elementary is 6.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.1% versus 52.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clay County show that the median household earns about $81,172 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Clay County's 32 public schools enroll about 11,470 students and include Probstfield Elementary.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION, is the closest to Probstfield Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Probstfield Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Probstfield Elementary is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
Probstfield Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
On allk12, people connected to Probstfield Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 2,158 students
- MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- S.G. Reinertsen ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARYElementary · 616 students
- Robert Asp ElementaryElementary · 580 students
Other schools in MOORHEAD
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 2,158 students
- MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- S.G. Reinertsen ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARYElementary · 616 students
- Robert Asp ElementaryElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION0.0 mi · 253
- Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten0.0 mi · 20
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 616
- Moorhead ALC1.0 mi · 138
- S.G. Reinertsen Elementary1.3 mi · 719
- West Central Academy-N1.6 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Probstfield ElementaryHow large is Probstfield Elementary?
Probstfield Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Probstfield Elementary serve?
Probstfield Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Probstfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Probstfield Elementary is approximately 41.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Probstfield Elementary?
Probstfield Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Probstfield Elementary?
Probstfield Elementary is overseen by Moorhead Area Public Schools in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.