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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273348001477
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY
121 MAIN ST W, SAINT CLAIR, MN 56080 · (507) 245-3533 · Blue Earth County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
17.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
84 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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. CLAIR ELEMENTARY→ST. CLAIR SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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. CLAIR ELEMENTARY
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY this school | 411 | 20.4% | 56.7% |
| RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH | 445 | 17.8% | 41.5% |
| Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE | 490 | 21.4% | 58.4% |
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY | 380 | 23.7% | 53.1% |
| DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA | 509 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND | 390 | 23.3% | 55.1% |
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. CLAIR ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Blue Earth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #202 of 844 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #271 of 844 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #154 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #460 of 1,130 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #706 of 769 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #773 of 796 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #825 of 942 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #106 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
411
+65 (+19%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 411 | 23.9 | 17.2:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 23.9 | 17.3:1 | 24% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 22.7 | 17.7:1 | 26% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 28.6 | 12.9:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 23% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 21% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 16 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (370 to 411); teachers down 16% (28.6 to 23.9).
About ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY
Families in SAINT CLAIR, Minnesota, are served by ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 411 students in pre-K through 6.
ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 820 students.
The large majority of students at ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY, 95%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Blue Earth County, the White share is about 85%. By the diversity index, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY comes in at 9%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.2:1, with 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. Public schools in Blue Earth County average 37%.
allk12 grades ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY a B+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY's results are 2.6 points above predicted: 56.7% against 54.1%.
Blue Earth County has about 69,871 residents, and median household income is about $74,477, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Blue Earth County number 31 and enroll about 9,034.
The closest other public school is ST. CLAIR SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.7% against a local average of 47.4%.
The federal government classifies ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY's location as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 19%, from 346 to 411. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Blue Earth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,871
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ST. CLAIR SECONDARYHigh · 409 students
Other St. Clair Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St. Clair Elementary. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ST. CLAIR ELEM.ST CLAIR, MO · 441 students
Nearby schools
- ST. CLAIR SECONDARY0.0 mi · 409
- EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY5.7 mi · 270
- Prairie Winds Middle School6.4 mi · 887
- Mankato Schools Center for Learning6.9 mi · 165
- Rosa Parks Elementary7.1 mi · 425
- MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH7.3 mi · 1,302
Frequently asked questions
About ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARYHow large is ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY?
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY serve?
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY in?
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is part of ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.