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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-22 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.1:1
% White
92%
was 87%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Staples-Motley Elementary
Staples-Motley Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in STAPLES, Minnesota, overseen by STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 308 students in grades pre-K through 4.
STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 901 students; Staples-Motley Elementary is among them.
On the student-mix side, Staples-Motley Elementary reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Staples-Motley Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Staples-Motley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Todd County put the typical household earns roughly $67,662 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Todd County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,957 students), of which Staples-Motley Elementary is one.
Staples-Motley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Staples-Motley Elementary. On composite proficiency, Staples-Motley Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Staples-Motley Elementary has edged down 7%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 92% across the same window.
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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 Middle School0.4 mi · 284
- Staples-Motley Senior High0.4 mi · 309
- 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.
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