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What's the most underrated thing about Spring Creek Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272388001184
Spring Creek Elementary
1400 MAPLE ST, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057 · (507) 645-3470 · Rice County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
130 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
62.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
69.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Spring Creek Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Elementary this school | 445 | 29.2% | 60.7% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 413 | 31.2% | 59.5% |
| ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SAINT CHARLES | 457 | 28.9% | 54.0% |
| Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS | 436 | 26.1% | 54.7% |
| Hutchinson Tiger Elementary HUTCHINSON | 375 | 31.7% | 59.3% |
| GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE | 416 | 26.2% | 54.0% |
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 Spring Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Rice County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #128 of 844 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #130 of 844 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #144 of 844 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #395 of 1,130 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #173 of 769 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #497 of 796 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #697 of 942 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #94 of 499 | 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
445
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 445 | 37.4 | 11.9:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 39.2 | 15.0:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 20% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (590 to 445); teachers down 5% (39.2 to 37.4).
About Spring Creek Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 445 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Spring Creek Elementary reports to NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 7 schools and 3,849 students.
White students are the majority at Spring Creek Elementary, with 78% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Spring Creek Elementary, 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 11.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 29% of enrollment. That rate is below the 46% average among public schools in Rice County.
Spring Creek Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.7% and a predicted 49.4%.
Among Rice County residents, the median household income is $83,181, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Spring Creek Elementary, Rice County has 39 other public schools.
The nearest public school is NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Spring Creek Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Spring Creek Elementary is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Spring Creek Elementary had 492 students, to 2024-25, when it had 445.
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Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,917
Census ACS
Median income
$83,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
8,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- NORTHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 845 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 107 students
Other schools in NORTHFIELD
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- NORTHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 845 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 180 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
Other Spring Creek Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Spring Creek Elementary. Spring Creek Elementary is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Spring Creek ElementaryGoldsboro, NC · 804 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 698 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolCOLLEGE STATION, TX · 696 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 673 students
- SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBONITA SPRINGS, FL · 664 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH0.6 mi · 1,283
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 564
- NORTHFIELD MIDDLE0.9 mi · 845
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTER1.2 mi · 107
- ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 116
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Spring Creek Elementary?
Spring Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Spring Creek Elementary serve?
Spring Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Creek Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Creek Elementary?
Spring Creek Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Spring Creek Elementary public or private?
Spring Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.