Elementary Schools in Staples-Motley School District

Summary:

The Staples-Motley School District has one elementary school, Staples-Motley Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 279 students. While there are no other elementary schools in the district to compare it to, the school's performance can be evaluated against state-level metrics.

Staples-Motley Elementary is ranked 609 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math (46.3%) and Reading (34.26%) for the 2024-2025 school year are both below the state averages. This trend is also seen in the school's 3rd and 4th grade proficiency rates. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Math proficiency rates were higher than the state average, but its Reading proficiency rates were still below.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as 56.63% of Staples-Motley Elementary students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio was 10.6 for the same year. While the school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, the overall data suggests that Staples-Motley Elementary may benefit from targeted interventions or support to improve its academic performance, particularly in the area of reading.

District Detail

905 4th St NE
Staples, MN 56479-2118

(218) 894-5400

SchoolDigger Rank:
232^nd of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 901

Primary Schools: 1
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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Todd 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

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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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