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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 273379000032
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY
101 CENTRAL AVE W, SAINT MICHAEL, MN 55376 · (763) 497-4882 · Wright County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
139 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 150 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 182 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (150) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (166).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
57.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY this school | 654 | 21.3% | 62.1% |
| LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 727 | 22.0% | 62.2% |
| Carver Elementary School CARVER | 782 | 22.5% | 49.3% |
| BIG WOODS ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL | 656 | 18.0% | 63.6% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 704 | 22.3% | 72.0% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 638 | 24.5% | 54.8% |
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. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #110 of 844 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #95 of 844 | #6 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #255 of 844 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #120 of 1,130 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #647 of 769 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #462 of 796 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #809 of 942 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #59 of 244 | #1 of 7 |
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
654
+167 (+34%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 654 | 40.2 | 16.3:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 31.8 | 18.5:1 | 23% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 31.9 | 17.1:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 6% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (547 to 654); teachers up 26% (31.9 to 40.2).
About ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY operates as a large elementary school in SAINT MICHAEL, Minnesota. The school serves 654 students in grades 1 through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 90% above that.
St. Michael-Albertville Schools has 11 schools and 6,795 students, and ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
A majority of students at ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY, 76%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Wright County, the White share is about 89%. By the diversity index, ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY comes in at 41%.
Its teaching staff equals 40.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 21%. That is close to the 24% average for public schools in Wright County.
The allk12 Grade for ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY scores 62.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.6%.
In the county around the school, Wright County, median household income is about $107,209, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY is among the 88 public schools in Wright County.
The closest public school, KNIGHTS ACADEMY, is about 0.2 miles from ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY had 487 students in 2020-21 and 654 in 2024-25, a 34% rise. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Michael-Albertville Schools
- ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,204 students
- St. Michael-Albertville Middle WestMiddle · 1,076 students
- ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EASTMiddle · 959 students
- BIG WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- FIELDSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- ALBERTVILLE PRIMARYElementary · 422 students
Other schools in SAINT MICHAEL
- ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,204 students
- ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EASTMiddle · 959 students
- BIG WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- FIELDSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- STMA Online - SecondaryHigh · 66 students
- KNIGHTS ACADEMYHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- KNIGHTS ACADEMY0.2 mi · 39
- STMA Online - Secondary0.2 mi · 66
- Wings Transition Program0.2 mi · 15
- St. Michael-Albertville Middle West1.1 mi · 1,076
- ALBERTVILLE PRIMARY1.6 mi · 422
- Early Childhood Special Education1.6 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY?
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 654 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY serve?
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many teachers does ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY have?
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY are roughly 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY public or private?
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Michael-Albertville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.