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Elementary Schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictMoorhead Area Public Schools270^th of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,830

Students

Top rankedProbstfield Elementary232^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Robert Asp Elementary up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Moorhead Area Public Schools district in Minnesota operates 6 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. While the schools exhibit a range of academic performance, Probstfield Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution within the district.

Probstfield Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had the highest proficiency rates in both math (67.65%) and reading (55.88%) across all grades, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Additionally, Probstfield Elementary has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 23%, suggesting a student population with fewer socioeconomic challenges compared to other schools in the district.

In contrast, schools like Robert Asp Elementary and Ellen Hopkins Elementary have struggled to meet state proficiency levels, with the district's overall math and reading proficiency rates falling below the state averages. The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in student achievement within the Moorhead Area Public Schools district, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure all students have access to a quality education.

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	580	43	13.3	53.1%	372 (64.1%)	57 (9.8%)	76 (13.1%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	31.9	625^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.3%		25.9	681^st of 881 public elementary schools	22.7%	56	45.9	35.5	40.7	38.5	35.5	37.0	$13,516
Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	616	43	14.2	71.9%	285 (46.3%)	159 (25.8%)	104 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	27	673^rd of 872 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.5	704^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.1%	31	41.1	36.5	38.8	34.2	33.3	33.7	$12,351
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary	Public	K-4	1201 40th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-5300	719	52	13.7	42.4%	465 (64.7%)	154 (21.4%)	50 (7.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	58.3	391^st of 872 public elementary schools	55.2%		57.2	418^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.6%	27	66.9	48.7	57.4	53.9	42.3	47.8	$11,376
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	43.5	534^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.4	587^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.4%	53	43.2	53.9	48.4	43.2	40.0	41.7	$11,653
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	Public	K-6	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	290	7	41.4	23.1%	221 (76.2%)	10 (3.4%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	72.9	232^nd of 872 public elementary schools	73.4%		70.8	247^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.0%	15	75.0	58.7	67.7	66.1	43.5	55.9

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	2.89 mi	4	141^st
Hawley Public School District	15.65 mi	3	13^th
Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative	21.07 mi	3
Barnesville Public School District	23.04 mi	2	36^th
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	27.34 mi	2	163^rd

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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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