SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY

SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY is an average-sized K-5 school in EAST GRAND FORKS, Minnesota, run under East Grand Forks Public Schools. The school enrolls 435 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY is one of 4 schools operated by East Grand Forks Public Schools, a district that educates 2,005 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $73,107 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students), of which SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 435). The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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