SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY

SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary campus in SPRING GROVE, Minnesota, overseen by SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 186 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 46% leaner than the state mean of about 344.

SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 349 students. SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. Compared to Houston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 58.8%.

In the surrounding community, Houston County reports that median household income runs about $79,825, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,089 students), SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SPRING GROVE SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 186 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.