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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273345001475
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY
925 CHURCH AVE, SAINT CHARLES, MN 55972 · (507) 932-4910 · Winona County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
132 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
28%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY→ST. CHARLES SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY this school | 457 | 28.9% | 54.0% |
| GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE | 416 | 26.2% | 54.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 413 | 31.2% | 59.5% |
| OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE | 432 | 30.8% | 47.7% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD | 389 | 31.4% | 50.6% |
| Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS | 436 | 26.1% | 54.7% |
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 ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Winona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #259 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #328 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #247 of 844 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #372 of 1,130 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #400 of 769 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #598 of 796 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #700 of 942 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #284 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
457
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 457 | 33.2 | 13.8:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 34.2 | 14.1:1 | 37% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 40.2 | 12.7:1 | 34% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 36.9 | 14.0:1 | 29% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 24% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (518 to 457); teachers down 10% (36.9 to 33.2).
About ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in SAINT CHARLES, Minnesota, administered by ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 457 students. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 33% above average.
In ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2 schools enroll a combined 936 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY. Next come 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY was 13.8:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 29%. It compares with 40% for public schools in Winona County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY would score about 49.5%. It scores 54.0%, 4.4 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Winona County, the median household income is $70,744, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 20 public schools in Winona County, enrolling about 4,580 students in all.
The closest public school to ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY is ST. CHARLES SECONDARY, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 13% from its 2020-21 level of 526. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.2:1 to 13.8:1.
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Winona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,779
Census ACS
Median income
$70,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ST. CHARLES SECONDARYHigh · 479 students
Other St. Charles Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. Charles Elementary. ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- St. Charles Elementary SchoolThibodaux, LA · 253 students
- St. Charles ElementarySt Charles, VA · 110 students
Nearby schools
- ST. CHARLES SECONDARY0.4 mi · 479
- DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 509
- DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL8.4 mi · 311
- DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL8.4 mi · 237
- Lewiston-Altura Elementary9.6 mi · 254
- CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY?
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY serve?
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY?
At ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY?
ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Winona County.
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