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Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
230th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Argyle Elementary is a public elementary school located in Argyle, Minnesota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 153 students. The school is part of the Stephen-Argyle Central Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argyle Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Argyle Elementary's math proficiency rate for all grades was 59.55%, compared to 45.21% for the state, and its reading proficiency rate was 59.55%, compared to 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade math, as well as 4th grade reading, where it significantly outpaces the state averages.

Argyle Elementary also performs well across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students. The nearest comparable school, Warren Elementary, which is part of the Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District, also performs well, but Argyle Elementary consistently outperforms it in both math and reading proficiency. Additionally, Argyle Elementary has shown a consistent trend of improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 378 out of 870 Minnesota elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 230 out of 872 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating.

158
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,862
Per pupil spending ?
36.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 705 Lincoln Ave
       Argyle, MN  56713-0279

(218) 437-6615

District: Stephen-Argyle Central Schools


Students who attend Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary usually attend:

High:    Stephen-Argyle Central High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.0%
Hispanic:
5.7%
African American:
0.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Above the Minnesota median (74th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2022) to 74th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg54%
Minnesota avg47%
230th of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
102nd of 446Stephen-Argyle Central Schools among Minnesota districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202573.0230 of 87273.6%★★★★☆
202474.0216 of 88175.5%★★★★☆
202363.2323 of 84561.8%★★★☆☆
202288.250 of 85894.2%★★★★★
202183.594 of 86989.2%★★★★☆
201961.6378 of 87056.6%★★★☆☆
201860.9371 of 84756.2%★★★☆☆
201763.7348 of 85359.2%★★★☆☆
201667.5291 of 84865.7%★★★☆☆
201559.6393 of 84053.2%★★★☆☆
201447.7530 of 82635.8%★★☆☆☆
201354.6444 of 82446.1%★★☆☆☆
201267.9267 of 82067.4%★★★☆☆
201167.9263 of 81467.7%★★★☆☆
201072.5186 of 80376.8%★★★★☆
200864.8284 of 78163.6%★★★☆☆
200771.5182 of 77776.6%★★★★☆
200668.7210 of 75672.2%★★★★☆
200476.6106 of 67684.3%★★★★☆
200384.047 of 67493.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202566.3272 of 79966.0%★★★☆☆
202470.6231 of 80971.4%★★★★☆
202356.5376 of 78752.2%★★★☆☆
202175.5157 of 78379.9%★★★★☆
201934.3587 of 78725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201846.0499 of 77435.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202569.3171 of 76477.6%★★★★☆
202476.6123 of 79384.5%★★★★☆
202355.9341 of 77455.9%★★★☆☆
202184.052 of 68392.4%★★★★★
201977.3107 of 74085.5%★★★★☆
201880.873 of 72890.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202579.3133 of 81283.6%★★★★☆
202458.5366 of 82655.7%★★★☆☆
202369.1244 of 79969.5%★★★☆☆
202281.3106 of 80886.9%★★★★☆
202181.0103 of 78486.9%★★★★☆
201978.5126 of 79884.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202557.4305 of 71457.3%★★★☆☆
202455.0317 of 73056.6%★★★☆☆
202344.1415 of 71241.7%★★☆☆☆
202281.082 of 72588.7%★★★★☆
202173.4148 of 71079.2%★★★★☆
201950.3380 of 72247.4%★★☆☆☆
201847.7405 of 71243.1%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Male (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Math60%+14 vs state
Reading60%+10 vs state

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Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary ranks 230th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary.

Students at Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary are 93% White, 6% Hispanic.

Students who attend Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Stephen-Argyle Central High School


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