Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273390001643
Staples-Motley Elementary
1025 4TH ST NE, STAPLES, MN 56479 · (218) 894-5400 · Todd County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
172 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Staples-Motley Elementary
Staples-Motley Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staples-Motley Elementary this school | 308 | 55.8% | 38.3% |
| Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School KEEWATIN | 313 | 52.7% | 36.7% |
| Bertha Elementary BERTHA | 293 | 51.2% | 46.3% |
| VANDYKE ELEMENTARY COLERAINE | 377 | 59.2% | 48.7% |
| MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON | 340 | 58.5% | 50.7% |
| Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING | 312 | 58.3% | 50.7% |
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 Staples-Motley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #561 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #493 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #657 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #630 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #309 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #710 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #263 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #381 of 499 |
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
308
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 308 | 23.5 | 13.1:1 | 56% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 26.1 | 10.7:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 24.5 | 12.3:1 | 60% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 31 | 11.2:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 25.1 | 13.1:1 | 60% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 66% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 56% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Staples-Motley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (330 to 308); teachers down 6% (25.1 to 23.5).
About Staples-Motley Elementary
Families in STAPLES, Minnesota, are served by Staples-Motley Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 308 students in pre-K through 4.
Staples-Motley Elementary sits within STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 901 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Staples-Motley Elementary lists 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.1 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. About 56% of students at Staples-Motley Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Todd County is close, at 56%.
Staples-Motley Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
In Minnesota, Staples-Motley Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.3% actual against a predicted 35.0%.
In the surrounding county, Todd County, median household income comes to about $67,662, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,957 students.
Staples-Motley Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Staples-Motley Senior High, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.2% on proficiency, and Staples-Motley Elementary is above that at 38.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 308, from 346 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.1 students per teacher, compared with 11.2 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Staples-Motley Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Todd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,575
Census ACS
Median income
$67,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Staples-Motley Senior HighHigh · 309 students
- Staples-Motley Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Other schools in STAPLES
- Staples-Motley Senior HighHigh · 309 students
- Staples-Motley Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
- FED Staples-Motley Credit RecoveryHigh
- Freshwater Staples ALCElementary
Nearby schools
- Staples-Motley Senior High0.4 mi · 309
- Staples-Motley Middle School0.4 mi · 284
- VERNDALE SECONDARY10.8 mi · 231
- VERNDALE ELEMENTARY10.8 mi · 253
- Bertha Elementary14.5 mi · 293
- Bertha Secondary14.5 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Staples-Motley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Staples-Motley Elementary?
Staples-Motley Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Staples-Motley Elementary serve?
Staples-Motley Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Staples-Motley Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Staples-Motley Elementary.
How diverse is Staples-Motley Elementary?
Staples-Motley Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Staples-Motley Elementary public or private?
Staples-Motley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.