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How has S.G. Reinertsen Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORHEAD AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272142003511
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
1201 40TH AVE S, MOORHEAD, MN 56560 · (218) 284-5300 · Clay County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
305 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (159).
Student demographics
53%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
47.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.G. Reinertsen Elementary this school | 719 | 42.4% | 51.2% |
| Dorothy Dodds Elementary School MOORHEAD | 625 | 46.6% | 43.9% |
| PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 674 | 40.1% | 44.1% |
| Johnsville Elementary BLAINE | 644 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| Valentine Hills Elementary ARDEN HILLS | 750 | 45.2% | 47.7% |
| RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 623 | 40.1% | 39.4% |
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 S.G. Reinertsen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #312 of 844 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #320 of 844 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #434 of 844 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #70 of 1,130 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #398 of 769 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #348 of 796 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #447 of 942 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #162 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
719
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 719 | 52.3 | 13.7:1 | 42% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 50.5 | 13.6:1 | 38% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 52.2 | 13.3:1 | 43% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 41.3 | 16.5:1 | 33% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 32% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 47 | 19.2:1 | 37% (330) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S.G. Reinertsen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (681 to 719); teachers up 27% (41.3 to 52.3).
About S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. It enrolled 719 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 109% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is in Moorhead Area Public Schools, a district with 7,571 students across 12 schools.
White students are the majority at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary, with 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 85% White. S.G. Reinertsen Elementary's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
At S.G. Reinertsen Elementary, 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 42% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Clay County average 40%.
The allk12 Grade for S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is B+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.2% and a predicted 42.3%.
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is located in Clay County, where the median household income is $81,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides S.G. Reinertsen Elementary, Clay County has 31 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten, is about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 725 students in 2020-21 and 719 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARYElementary · 616 students
- Robert Asp ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Probstfield ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in MOORHEAD
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 2,158 students
- MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARYElementary · 616 students
- Robert Asp ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Probstfield ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten1.3 mi · 20
- Probstfield Elementary1.3 mi · 290
- PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION1.3 mi · 253
- ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 616
- Moorhead ALC1.7 mi · 138
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About S.G. Reinertsen ElementaryHow large is S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary enrolls approximately 719 students in grades KG-04.
Is S.G. Reinertsen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?
At S.G. Reinertsen Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is overseen by Moorhead Area Public Schools in Clay County.
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