Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK RAPIDS-RICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273288001433
Rice Elementary
200 NE 3RD AVE, RICE, MN 56367 · (320) 393-2177 · Benton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
119 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
49.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.0%
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 44 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Rice Elementary
Rice Elementary's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Elementary this school | 357 | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 341 | 34.3% | 62.6% |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY COKATO | 401 | 32.9% | 68.7% |
| BARNUM ELEMENTARY BARNUM | 348 | 32.5% | 46.2% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD | 317 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
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 Rice Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #495 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #520 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #400 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #560 of 1,130 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #255 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #711 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #629 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #187 of 244 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
357
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 28.6 | 13.0:1 | 37% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 21.1 | 16.4:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 27% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 22 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (345 to 357); teachers up 33% (21.1 to 28).
About Rice Elementary
Rice Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in RICE, Minnesota. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 357 students.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools totals 4,331 students.
Most students at Rice Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Rice Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Rice Elementary's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. That is close to the 35% average for public schools in Benton County.
Rice Elementary is 5.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.7% versus 47.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Rice Elementary is located in Benton County, where median household income is about $74,410, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Rice Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 6,680 students.
ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Rice Elementary's average proficiency of 41.7% compares with 49.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 357 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 383.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior HighHigh · 1,319 students
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,055 students
- Mississippi Heights ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- Hillside Early Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
- Sauk Rapids ECFEElementary
Other Rice Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rice Elementary. Rice Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Rice Elementary SchoolMountain Top, PA · 735 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolSan Carlos, AZ · 673 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 613 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 602 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolRICE, TX · 444 students
Nearby schools
- ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 203
- Royalton Public Schools Early Child5.9 mi · 22
- ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 293
- ROYALTON ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 420
- Sartell Senior High6.6 mi · 1,269
- Oak Ridge Early Learning Center6.9 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Rice ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rice Elementary?
Rice Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rice Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rice Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rice Elementary have?
Rice Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Rice Elementary?
Student demographics at Rice Elementary are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rice Elementary public or private?
Rice Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools.
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