Best Public Schools in Stearns County, Minnesota & Rankings

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
WCED 18-22 Program	Public	12	805 E State Highway 55	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 256-6026	10	1	10.0	30.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
WCED Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Beacon Program W Central Education District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-6026	10	2	5.0	30.0%	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
West Central Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	21	4	5.2	38.1%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
180 Degrees / Youth Shelter	Public	6-12	1101 Washington Memorial Dr	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 370-8020	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Minnesota Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(320) 370-8656	53	0		58.5%	16 (30.2%)	29 (54.7%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Sartell	Public	9-12	212 3rd Ave N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Kimball	Public	7-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-5585	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Holdingford	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Katherine Johnson Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	713 Anderson Avenue North	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6897	79	22	3.6	87.3%	31 (39.2%)	25 (31.6%)	6 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.5%)								(n/a)								0.0						9.1		7.1
Newport Academy	Public	7-12	1726 7th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	17	2	10.2	17.6%	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential	Public, Alternative	K-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 650-6895	6	0			5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$15,200
Roosevelt Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3015 3rd St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6890	14	4	3.3	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	9 (64.3%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)																	$36,809
St. Cloud Hospital Programs Non-Resource	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	18	1	18.0	22.2%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$17,258
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	216 N 8th Ave	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	237	20	12.0	63.7%	60 (25.3%)	123 (51.9%)	16 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.1%)	5.9	436^th of 450 public high schools	3.1%		5.5	458^th of 480 public high schools	4.6%	22							0.0	0.0							7.1	9.1	$18,847
Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	572	43	13.1	78.8%	134 (23.4%)	240 (42.0%)	145 (25.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.2%)	10.3	793^rd of 872 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.6	803^rd of 881 public elementary schools	8.9%	10	21.4	23.4	16.9					20.9	20.2	24.2	28.2					23.9	$14,592
Oak Hill Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 County Road 136	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6000	878	59	14.8	66.4%	266 (30.3%)	486 (55.4%)	46 (5.2%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	28.6	660^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.3%		29	660^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.1%		37.6	45.1	23.2					35.4	36.8	33.3	42.0					37.4	$13,981
North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16.0	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	20	431^st of 519 public middle schools	17.0%		23.2	444^th of 545 public middle schools	18.5%	13				18.4	17.4	16.8		17.6				34.5	29.5	27.4		30.6	$12,962
Special Education Facilities	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8000	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$4,482
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%		36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	41.4	55.7	31.8					43.4	40.0	42.0	42.2					41.4	$15,046
Technical Senior High	Public	9-12	4200 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8350	1,561	87	17.9	63.5%	559 (35.8%)	735 (47.1%)	107 (6.9%)	25 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	120 (7.7%)	33.1	330^th of 450 public high schools	26.7%		32.1	345^th of 480 public high schools	28.1%	15							21.2	21.2							36.8	36.8	$12,760
South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	831	52	15.8	64.0%	345 (41.5%)	321 (38.6%)	72 (8.7%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.5%)	30.6	388^th of 519 public middle schools	25.2%		34.4	363^rd of 545 public middle schools	33.4%	25				24.0	20.7	22.5		22.5				39.3	38.3	34.5		37.2	$12,481
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9					33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5					35.7	$12,943
Kennedy Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)								(n/a)	58.6	33.3	42.7	23.3	42.2	21.8		36.7	46.6	24.2	58.8	46.0	50.0	40.0		44.4	$12,860
Apollo Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 44th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	1,264	76	16.6	61.8%	406 (32.1%)	494 (39.1%)	195 (15.4%)	74 (5.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.0%)	22.6	367^th of 450 public high schools	18.4%		21.7	386^th of 480 public high schools	19.6%	19							17.1	17.1							29.3	29.3	$16,195
Sauk Centre Middle	Public	5-6	903 State Road	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	139	11	12.3	41.0%	103 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)			37.8	26.2				32.6			51.4	55.7				53.3
Sauk Centre Secondary	Public	7-12	903 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	597	36	16.4	31.7%	518 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	60.5	197^th of 450 public high schools	56.2%		59.6	213^th of 480 public high schools	55.6%	16					46.6	47.7	42.5	45.8					39.8	46.7	43.9	43.3	$12,321
Sauk Centre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 352-6521	368	36	10.0	41.0%	274 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	30.7	639^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.7%		34.7	624^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.2%	15	38.8	54.1						46.8	19.7	36.5						28.6	$10,607
Riverview Intermediate School	Public	3-5	627 Third Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-2200	914	56	16.2	21.9%	766 (83.8%)	29 (3.2%)	41 (4.5%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	78.1	165^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.5	120^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.4%	45	67.8	68.0	61.8					65.7	57.1	61.0	63.6					60.7
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1111 27th St N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 258-3693	288	27	10.7	24.7%	224 (77.8%)	14 (4.9%)	15 (5.2%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)								(n/a)																	$9,686
Pine Meadow Primary School	Public	1-2	1029 5th St N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-8303	489	32	15.0	25.6%	391 (80.0%)	25 (5.1%)	32 (6.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,083
Sartell Middle	Public	6-8	748 7th Street North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-3710	983	57	17.1	19.9%	834 (84.8%)	32 (3.3%)	42 (4.3%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	92.6	21^st of 519 public middle schools	96.0%		91.5	24^th of 545 public middle schools	95.6%	3				66.7	76.2	68.0		70.3				72.7	64.2	56.2		64.6	$8,972
Sartell Senior High	Public	9-12	3101 Pine Cone Rd	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	1,269	77	16.4	18.9%	1,104 (87.0%)	35 (2.8%)	43 (3.4%)	36 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.9%)	74.6	105^th of 450 public high schools	76.7%		84.3	50^th of 480 public high schools	89.6%	55							40.7	40.7							56.8	56.8	$11,080
Paynesville Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 W Mill St	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 243-3725	429	30	14.4	29.6%	388 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	71	257^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.5%		74	215^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.6%	42	62.3	56.6	54.0					57.7	53.6	55.3	71.4					59.6	$11,355
Paynesville Area Secondary School	Public	6-12	795 Business 23 S	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 243-3761	465	32	14.5	28.4%	424 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	27.4	349^th of 450 public high schools	22.4%		37.2	323^rd of 480 public high schools	32.7%	26				33.3	33.3	5.1	15.3	22.4				54.7	42.1	22.0	36.1	39.7	$12,502
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	296	19	15.7	39.2%	202 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	64	162^nd of 519 public middle schools	68.8%		47.8	285^th of 545 public middle schools	47.7%	123				40.9	40.2	51.0		44.0				38.9	50.4	48.0		46.8	$9,795
Melrose Secondary	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	505	29	17.3	33.7%	357 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	71.6	129^th of 450 public high schools	71.3%		73.5	115^th of 480 public high schools	76.0%	14							53.0	53.0							48.7	48.7	$12,337
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.3	439^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.2%	48	50.0	58.2	37.3					49.6	40.5	46.2	47.8					44.8	$11,747
Kimball Secondary	Public	6-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-7700	413	25	16.6	20.3%	390 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	86.2	50^th of 450 public high schools	88.9%		84.5	49^th of 480 public high schools	89.8%	1				35.6	35.4	34.4	57.1	39.4				46.6	35.4	39.1	61.3	46.1	$10,492
Kimball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Hazel Ave E	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 398-5425	346	27	12.6	30.6%	319 (92.2%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	47.8	498^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.9%		50.9	483^rd of 881 public elementary schools	45.2%	15	33.9	67.8	50.0					50.3	29.0	37.3	72.7					43.6	$10,851
Holdingford Secondary	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	509	23	22.1	27.1%	493 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50.9	249^th of 450 public high schools	44.7%		54.9	233^rd of 480 public high schools	51.5%	16					37.3	31.0	38.2	35.2					26.5	31.8	30.0	29.6	$10,202
Holdingford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 746-4462	589	43	13.7	31.6%	564 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	82.3	120^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.9	114^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.1%	6	79.0	78.6	53.8	52.4				66.0	56.8	51.2	72.5	76.2				64.1	$9,694
Eden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Stearns Ave E	Eden Valley	55329	Stearns County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 453-2900	383	25	15.2	31.1%	352 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	71.2	253^rd of 872 public elementary schools	71.0%		78	161^st of 881 public elementary schools	81.7%	92	68.6	64.3	66.7	56.9				64.4	35.7	50.0	61.9	69.0				53.4	$10,332
Rocori Online Learning Site	Public, Virtual	6-12	534 5th Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(320) 685-4908	72	4	19.1	36.1%	49 (68.1%)	7 (9.7%)	13 (18.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Rocori Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-12	534 N 5th Ave	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-4910	27	0	61.7	48.1%	20 (74.1%)	1 (3.7%)	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	$8,185
Rocori Middle	Public	6-8	534 N 5th Ave	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	563	31	18.0	25.2%	445 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	93 (16.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	63.1	169^th of 519 public middle schools	67.4%		71.4	134^th of 545 public middle schools	75.4%	35				39.7	48.3	55.4		47.8				56.0	35.2	42.7		44.8	$9,426
Rocori Senior High	Public	9-12	534 5th Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	824	55	15.1	24.5%	683 (82.9%)	28 (3.4%)	94 (11.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	68.9	144^th of 450 public high schools	68.0%		61.2	201^st of 480 public high schools	58.1%	57							35.3	35.3							55.6	55.6	$12,448
Rockville Elementary	Public	K-5	415 W Broadway	Rockville	56369	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 251-8651	129	10	13.5	24.0%	110 (85.3%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	61.3	358^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.9%		51.3	478^th of 881 public elementary schools	45.7%	120	61.9	62.5	56.5					60.3	42.9	40.0	60.9					47.8	$11,865
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-5	34 2nd St NE	Richmond	56368	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 597-2016	135	11	12.6	25.2%	113 (83.7%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	62.2	350^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.9%		44.8	546^th of 881 public elementary schools	38.0%	196	81.8	47.8	52.0					60.0	68.2	39.1	48.0					51.4	$11,339
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Red River Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 685-7534	656	43	15.3	37.3%	518 (79.0%)	4 (0.6%)	118 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	50.4	472^nd of 872 public elementary schools	45.9%		53	455^th of 881 public elementary schools	48.4%	17	56.8	56.1	43.3					52.0	40.0	43.9	48.1					44.1	$12,776
Albany Area Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	300 3rd Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 845-2171	59	9	6.4	32.2%	51 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Avon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Avon Ave N	Avon	56310	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5300	264	21	12.8	18.6%	247 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	77.4	174^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.0%		68.6	273^rd of 881 public elementary schools	69.0%	99	65.1	81.3	45.5					64.4	50.0	68.8	70.5					63.2	$10,674
Albany Area High School	Public	9-12	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5043	584	33	17.4	13.4%	555 (95.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	74.6	106^th of 450 public high schools	76.4%		89.2	27^th of 480 public high schools	94.4%	79							38.3	38.3							58.7	58.7	$12,197
Albany Area Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-2171	457	25	18.5	19.3%	428 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	83.8	53^rd of 519 public middle schools	89.8%		77.2	88^th of 545 public middle schools	83.9%	35				63.7	62.5	57.1		61.1				64.6	52.6	50.7		55.9	$9,078
Albany Elementary	Public	1-5	10 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 845-2161	380	27	13.8	23.7%	357 (93.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	72.8	233^rd of 872 public elementary schools	73.3%		72.6	228^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.1%	5	65.7	64.5	55.4					61.5	59.7	50.0	63.9					58.0	$10,474
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 33rd Street South	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 281-4430	260	20	12.9	85.4%	59 (22.7%)	133 (51.2%)	45 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	8.8	801^st of 872 public elementary schools	8.1%		6.2	827^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.1%	26	19.4	17.2	9.8	0.0				11.5	12.5	25.8	16.7	41.7				20.7	$12,516
Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 640-3525	46	3	15.3	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3					23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7					21.9
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	412^th of 519 public middle schools	20.6%		30.6	397^th of 545 public middle schools	27.2%	15				16.7	19.1	5.3		15.5				36.1	42.9	15.8		35.1
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3					32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8					30.3	$14,533
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16.4	740^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.1%		10.3	790^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.3%	50	34.3	15.1	26.7	10.0	3.2	9.9		16.5	18.3	11.1	53.3	33.8	20.3	24.3		26.2	$12,178
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	316	26	12.2	34.5%	290 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.9	224^th of 450 public high schools	50.2%		48.7	264^th of 480 public high schools	45.0%	40				36.6	13.2	17.4	30.2	24.4				73.2	26.3	47.8	48.0	49.3	$13,381
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 School Avenue	Brooten	56316	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 254-8211	294	24	12.2	39.8%	264 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	52	457^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.6%		63.2	337^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.7%	120	52.2	58.5	28.3					46.9	37.0	49.1	65.2					50.3	$11,382
Bbe Learning Center	Public	7-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grafton School	Public, Alternative	K-12	224 Krays Mill Road	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 426-6301	10	2	5.0	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								9.1								18.2
Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers	Public	K-6	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	8	2	3.4		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Benton-Stearns Education - ASD	Public, Alternative	K-12	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	12	2	6.0	75.0%	11 (91.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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