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Staples-Motley School District

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At a glance

232^ndof 446 Minnesota districts▼ 2

Better than 47% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

905 4th St NE
Staples, MN 56479-2118·(218) 894-5400·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 48% of districts

Schools

901

Students

Top rankedStaples-Motley Senior High178^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Staples-Motley Middle School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Staples-Motley School District in Minnesota consists of 3 schools: Staples-Motley Senior High School, Motley-Staples Middle School, and Staples-Motley Elementary School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and is located in central Minnesota.

Staples-Motley Senior High School stands out as a consistent performer, ranking in the top 50% of Minnesota high schools over the past 3 years and maintaining a 3-star rating. The school boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%. While its math proficiency lags slightly behind the state average, its reading proficiency is above average. In contrast, Motley-Staples Middle School shows mixed results, with strong performance in 8th-grade math but lower proficiency in 5th-grade math. The elementary school, Staples-Motley Elementary School, outperforms the district and state averages in math proficiency across all grades but lags behind in reading proficiency.

Across the district, there are notable disparities in student-teacher ratios and free and reduced lunch rates. Staples-Motley Elementary School has the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 56.63%, while Staples-Motley Senior High School has the lowest at 38.68%. The elementary school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.6, compared to 16 at the high school and 14.9 at the middle school. These factors may contribute to the uneven academic performance observed across the district, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the disparities.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	308	24	13.1	55.8%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	33.8	609^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.2%		42.8	559^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.5%	50	48.9	44.3						46.3	34.0	34.4						34.3	$12,285
Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 894-2431	309	19	16.3	38.2%	275 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	63.1	178^th of 450 public high schools	60.4%		66.4	168^th of 480 public high schools	65.0%	10							33.3	33.3							52.0	52.0	$13,669
Staples-Motley Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	284	19	14.6	51.8%	256 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	50.3	254^th of 519 public middle schools	51.1%		46.9	291^st of 545 public middle schools	46.6%	37			32.1	29.2	34.8	55.4		38.3			50.0	36.9	38.0	43.2		41.5	$11,957

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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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