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Albany Elementary

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Albany Elementary ranks 173 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Albany Elementary is a grades 1–5 school in Albany, MN, serving 380 students in the Albany Public School District, a PK–12 district that also includes Avon Elementary and Albany Area Early Learning Center.

Albany Elementary is a consistently strong school. In 2025–2026, it ranked 173rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools—the 80th percentile, with 4 stars—up from 69th percentile and 3 stars in 2022–2023. All-grade proficiency is above both district and state in math (68.2%), reading (58.7%), and science (32.1%). Math is the standout: Albany has the highest math proficiency among nearby tested schools, edging Avon Elementary (67.2%) and Holdingford Elementary (63.7%). Reading is strong but behind Holdingford Elementary (62.5%) and Avon Elementary (61.2%), and science trails those two peers while still beating the state. Fourth-grade reading and math are bright spots, while 5th grade trails the district in all three subjects but remains above state. Science is volatile and worth watching because it is tested only in 5th grade.

Subgroup results are mixed. Albany’s effectiveness with female students is exceptional—92nd percentile, 5 stars—while male students are at 65th percentile, a 27-point gap. Low-income students have historically been a strength, with 90th-percentile results in 2023–24 and 2024–25 before easing to 72nd percentile in 2025–26. Special education students dropped to 44th percentile and 2 stars, a relative concern. The school’s free/reduced lunch rate has fallen to 23.68%, lower than many nearby schools, and its student–teacher ratio is 13.8. Compared with John Clark Elementary, Cold Spring Elementary, and Richmond Elementary in the Rocori Public School District, Albany generally scores higher in all subjects; it also outperforms Melrose Elementary, Upsala Elementary, and Kennedy Community School in the St. Cloud Public School District. Overall, Albany is a top-quintile school with strong math, solid reading growth, and areas to review: 5th-grade lag, science volatility, special education results, and the gender gap.

380

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,474

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

10 Forest Ave
Albany, MN 56307-0040

(320) 845-2161

District: Albany Public School District

Students who attend Albany Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albany Area Middle School
High:	Albany Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

173^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Albany Public School District

56^th of 458Albany Public School District 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	173 of 869	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	233 of 872	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	228 of 881	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	258 of 845	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	222 of 858	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	193 of 869	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	219 of 870	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	171 of 847	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	232 of 853	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	226 of 848	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	245 of 840	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	64.9	323 of 826	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	261 of 824	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	251 of 820	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.0	165 of 814	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	245 of 803	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	211 of 781	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	57.8	371 of 777	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	206 of 756	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	48.1	447 of 685	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.0	200 of 676	70.4%	★★★★☆
2003	57.4	334 of 674	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	61 of 790	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	74.4	183 of 799	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	171 of 809	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	207 of 787	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	245 of 799	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	231 of 783	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	224 of 787	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	117 of 774	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	213 of 764	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	74 of 764	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	81 of 793	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	223 of 774	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	175 of 663	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	43 of 683	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	365 of 740	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	240 of 728	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	281 of 807	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	303 of 812	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	270 of 826	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	319 of 799	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	201 of 808	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	164 of 784	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	214 of 798	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	230 of 779	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	210 of 562	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	248 of 572	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	340 of 524	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	211 of 500	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	189 of 417	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	384 of 515	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	315 of 463	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	264 of 710	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	362 of 714	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	322 of 730	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	357 of 712	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	288 of 725	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	261 of 710	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	339 of 722	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	275 of 712	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math68%+23 vs state

Reading59%+10 vs state

Science32%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	77.5	173^rd of 869 public elementary schools	80.1%		72.8	233^rd of 872 public elementary schools	73.3%	60	50.6	62.1	64.1				58.7	32.1		32.1	72.2	66.7	65.4				68.2			$10,474
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)																		90.1%	3.7%
Avon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Avon Ave N	Avon	56307	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%)	75.4	199^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.1%		77.4	174^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.0%	25	45.0	50.0	85.1				61.2	38.3		38.3	70.0	52.4	78.3				67.2	89.2%	5.4%	$10,674
Holdingford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 746-4462	589	43	13.7	31.6%	564 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	80.4	144^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.4%		82.3	120^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.2%	24	67.4	57.5	62.4	62.8			62.5	36.0		36.0	78.7	81.2	48.2	46.0			63.7	86.8%	13.2%	$9,694
Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	181	12	14.9	35.4%	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	43.2	534^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.6%		58.7	386^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.7%	148	48.1	34.6	63.6	48.0			48.0	9.1		9.1	48.1	50.0	40.9	20.0			40.0	73.1%	19.2%	$9,597
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-5	34 2nd St NE	Richmond	56368	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 597-2016	135	11	12.6	25.2%	113 (83.7%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	51.8	440^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.4%		62.2	350^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.9%	90	36.4	69.6	48.0				51.4	12.0		12.0	68.2	56.5	36.0				52.9	88.9%	0%	$11,339
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	55.3	400^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%	87	46.6	34.7	56.7				46.8	27.8		27.8	71.6	39.7	44.4				52.6	80%	0%	$11,747
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Red River Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 685-7534	656	43	15.3	37.3%	518 (79.0%)	4 (0.6%)	118 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	52.1	436^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.8%		50.4	472^nd of 872 public elementary schools	45.9%	36	48.5	45.2	48.1				47.3	18.9		18.9	65.7	55.9	37.7				52.7	85.7%	4%	$12,776
Kennedy Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	42.8	539^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.5	558^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.0%	19	42.9	48.3	43.3	50.0	31.3	58.1	45.4	19.4	14.8	17.1	52.1	50.8	11.3	35.1	28.4	45.9	37.5	86.3%	3.9%	$12,860
John Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	415 W Broadway	Rockville	56369	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 251-8651	129	10	13.5	24.0%	110 (85.3%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	62.1	320^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.3	358^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.9%	38	44.0	30.4	65.2				46.5	30.4		30.4	72.0	52.2	60.9				62.0	57.7%	3.8%	$11,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Albany Elementary

What district is Albany Elementary in?

Albany Public School District

Is Albany Elementary a good school?

Albany Elementary ranks 173^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Albany Elementary?

Students at Albany Elementary are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Albany Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Albany Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Albany Elementary attend?

Students who attend Albany Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albany Area Middle School
High : Albany Area High School

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