Elementary Schools in Albany Public School District

Summary:

The Albany Public School District in Minnesota is home to two standout elementary schools: Albany Elementary and Avon Elementary. Both schools consistently outperform the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency, with Albany Elementary being the stronger performer overall.

Albany Elementary has been ranked in the top 30% of Minnesota elementary schools for the past three years, while Avon Elementary was ranked in the top 20% in the 2024-2025 school year. Both schools have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates, indicating they serve more affluent communities, and maintain favorable student-teacher ratios of 14:1 and 12.3:1, respectively.

The academic performance of these schools is particularly noteworthy, with Avon Elementary standing out for its exceptional 4th-grade math proficiency of 81.25% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 70.97% and the state's 55.6%. Additionally, Avon Elementary excelled in 5th-grade reading proficiency, reaching 70.45% in 2024-2025, surpassing the district's 66.14% and the state's 57.09%.

District Detail

30 Forest Ave
Albany, MN 56307-0040

(320) 845-2171

SchoolDigger Rank:
47^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,744

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
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 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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holdingford Public School District	8.38 mi	2	190^th
St. Cloud Public School District	8.41 mi	27	354^th
Upsala Public School District	11.93 mi	2	137^th
Rocori Public School District	12.25 mi	7	154^th
Melrose Public School District	12.53 mi	3	148^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Elementary Schools in Albany Public School District

District Detail

Avon Elementary

Albany Elementary

Albany Area Early Learning Center

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