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South Terrace Elementary

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South Terrace Elementary ranks 647 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

South Terrace Elementary is a PK–6 school in Carlton, Minnesota, serving 163 students as part of the Carlton Public School District. In SchoolDigger's 2025–26 rankings, it placed 647th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 26th percentile, with a 1-star rating — while its district ranked 280th of 458 districts statewide. All-grade proficiency was 28.3% in math, 39.1% in reading, and 17.2% in science, below state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The school is roughly even with its district in math and reading but notably behind it in science.

The school's recent history shows a marked decline: it ranked at the 79th percentile in 2020–21 and the 55th percentile in 2022–23 before falling to the 26th percentile for two straight years. That drop isn't explained by rising poverty, since free/reduced lunch has stayed steady around 43–45%. Results also vary sharply by grade. Third grade is a genuine bright spot, with 84.6% math and 69.2% reading, both above state averages. But fourth grade reading (22.2%), fifth grade math (6.7%), and sixth grade reading (36.4%) are far below state levels, and both math and science have fallen steeply since 2022–23, when each was above the state average.

Comparisons with nearby schools are revealing. Bay View Elementary, Churchill Elementary, and Washington Elementary serve communities with similar poverty rates yet post math and reading proficiency 20–35 points higher. Wrenshall Elementary, the closest peer by size, ranks at the 51st percentile, while Hermantown Elementary and Winterquist Elementary rank at the 90th. Among student groups, special education is a relative strength at the 60th percentile, while low-income students rank at the 14th. With 163 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.3, the school has small-class advantages it could use to target the upper-grade gaps.

163

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,558

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Stine Dr
Carlton, MN 55718-0620

(218) 384-4225

District: Carlton Public School District

Students who attend South Terrace Elementary usually attend:

High:

Carlton Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

American Indian:

8.0%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg43%

647^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

280^th of 458Carlton 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	29.7	647 of 869	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	642 of 872	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	612 of 881	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	380 of 845	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	543 of 858	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.1	180 of 869	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	415 of 870	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	339 of 847	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.6	242 of 853	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.3	400 of 848	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	391 of 840	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.4	382 of 826	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	465 of 824	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.0	141 of 820	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	58.7	402 of 814	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	445 of 803	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	218 of 434	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.4	559 of 781	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.6	438 of 777	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.9	282 of 756	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	298 of 685	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.7	241 of 676	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.0	113 of 674	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	685 of 790	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	627 of 799	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	594 of 809	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	407 of 787	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	546 of 799	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.5	140 of 783	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	421 of 787	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.5	158 of 774	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	660 of 764	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	639 of 764	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	466 of 793	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	98.9	2 of 683	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	108 of 740	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	252 of 728	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	587 of 807	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	581 of 812	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	550 of 826	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	502 of 808	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	264 of 784	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	368 of 798	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	436 of 779	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	231 of 579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	342 of 463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	683 of 710	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	673 of 714	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	617 of 730	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	348 of 712	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	505 of 725	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	162 of 710	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	455 of 722	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	329 of 712	53.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-10 vs state

Math28%-17 vs state

Science17%-8 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)					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 (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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
South Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Stine Dr	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4225	163	14	11.3	43.6%	137 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	29.7	647^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.5	642^nd of 872 public elementary schools	26.4%	5	69.2	22.2	43.3	36.4	39.1	17.2	17.2	84.6	29.6	6.7	22.7	28.3	$13,558
Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	52.3	429^th of 869 public elementary schools	50.6%		45.8	513^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.2%	84	37.9	45.0	45.8	70.0	48.4	16.7	16.7	62.1	60.0	20.8	60.0	50.5	$10,989
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 12th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3369	495	38	13.0	46.7%	325 (65.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.6%)	61.7	328^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.3%		71.4	250^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.3%	78	61.0	44.3			52.4			65.3	50.5			57.8	$12,106
Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	684	42	16.1	16.4%	639 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	86.1	84^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.3%		87	71^st of 872 public elementary schools	91.9%	13	65.6	64.3	78.9	70.2	69.8	27.1	27.1	79.1	73.7	63.5	67.0	70.8	$8,964
Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	351	35	10.0	39.6%	259 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.8%)	74.3	215^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.3%		78.8	158^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.9%	57	54.9	61.0			58.1			67.1	62.8			64.9	$12,463
Shared Time	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Arthur Street	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-1261	6	0			6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$3,366
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	245	25	9.9	69.0%	176 (71.8%)	16 (6.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	16.8	738^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.1%		19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%	19	31.8	20.0	35.0		29.4	13.2	13.2	35.6	20.0	17.1		24.8	$17,769
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland St	Duluth	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	529	40	13.3	40.6%	458 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	62.1	321^st of 869 public elementary schools	63.1%		71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%	76	50.6	42.9	59.1		51.4	28.4	28.4	70.1	60.4	39.8		55.6	$11,957
Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	27.8	659^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.2%		32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	23.5	34.6	50.0	58.3	38.0	20.8	20.8	28.6	34.6	30.8	0.0	27.0	$14,584
Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	277	33	8.4	69.7%	179 (64.6%)	24 (8.7%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.5%)	27.1	664^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	722^nd of 872 public elementary schools	17.2%	58	48.8	37.2	38.1		41.3	7.1	7.1	41.5	40.5	7.0		29.4	$17,576

Frequently Asked Questions about South Terrace Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Terrace Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Terrace Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Carlton Secondary

What district is South Terrace Elementary in?

Carlton Public School District

Is South Terrace Elementary a good school?

South Terrace Elementary ranks 647^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Terrace Elementary?

Students at South Terrace Elementary are 84% White, 8% American Indian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Terrace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended South Terrace Elementary.

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