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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
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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
411
+41 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 12.9:1
% White
95%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY
Set in SAINT CLAIR, Minnesota, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary-level community, operated by ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 411 students across grades pre-K through 6.
Within ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 820 students, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Blue Earth County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Blue Earth County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Blue Earth County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is one of 31 public schools in Blue Earth County (combined enrollment of about 9,034 students).
ST. CLAIR SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.4%.
ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 11% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 411). Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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.