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Chatfield Elementary School

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Chatfield Elementary School ranks 103 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Chatfield Elementary School is a public PK–6 school serving 469 students in Chatfield, a small community in southeastern Minnesota, and it is part of Chatfield Public Schools, a district ranked 78th of 458 statewide. The school itself ranks 103rd of 869 elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 88th percentile with 4 stars. That is its best showing since 2021–2022 and the continuation of a three-year climb from 137th to 124th to 103rd. Earlier, from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019, it earned 5 stars.

Math and reading are clear strengths. In 2025–2026, 69.1% of students were proficient in math and 67.4% in reading — 24.2 and 18.8 points above the state averages, and above the district in both subjects. Science, at 27.7%, is only slightly above the state and slightly below the district, making it the clearest area to watch. Results are especially strong in 3rd and 4th grade, where math reached 84.7% and 80.6% and reading 72.4% and 70.8%. By 5th and 6th grade, math falls to 56.9% and 56.2% — still above the state, but much less dominant.

Among nearby schools, Chatfield ranks second overall and first in reading. Lewiston-Altura Elementary is the one school clearly ahead overall, and Bear Cave Intermediate School also tops Chatfield in science. Compared with St. Charles Elementary School, which has similar enrollment and poverty levels, Chatfield scores 18 points higher in math and 9.6 points higher in reading. The school also stands out for how effectively it serves specific groups: its special-education rank sits at the 88th percentile and its low-income rank at the 85th percentile. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 26.65% is lower than most neighbors, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.8 is mid-pack.

469

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,134

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

88.9%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.1% (MMR)

11555 Hillside Dr SE
Chatfield, MN 55923-1391

(507) 867-4521

District: Chatfield Public Schools

Students who attend Chatfield Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Chatfield Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

103^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 458Chatfield Public 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	103 of 869	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	124 of 872	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	137 of 881	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	208 of 845	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	115 of 858	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	160 of 869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	61 of 870	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	67 of 847	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	41 of 853	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	82.4	83 of 848	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	77.0	155 of 840	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	63.5	335 of 826	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.0	581 of 824	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.8	428 of 820	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	584 of 814	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.5	405 of 803	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	292 of 434	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	469 of 781	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.8	357 of 777	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	380 of 756	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.9	259 of 685	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	127 of 676	81.2%	★★★★☆
2003	57.0	341 of 674	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	132 of 790	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	137 of 799	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	140 of 809	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	220 of 787	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	110 of 799	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	163 of 783	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	43 of 787	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	106 of 774	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	114 of 764	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	96 of 764	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	228 of 793	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	170 of 774	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	35 of 663	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.4	155 of 683	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	27 of 740	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	52 of 728	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	72 of 807	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	79.8	123 of 812	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	142 of 826	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	197 of 799	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	118 of 808	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	145 of 784	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	101 of 798	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	52 of 779	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	70 of 579	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	136 of 562	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	40 of 572	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	56 of 500	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	116 of 515	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	173 of 710	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	214 of 714	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	207 of 730	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	321 of 712	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	187 of 725	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	219 of 710	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	116 of 722	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	130 of 712	81.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math69%+24 vs state

Reading67%+19 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, December 12, 2011

This school provides one-on-one assistance to all students. The caring staff and up to date building is excellent. This is one of the main reasons my family chose to live in this community. After being here for two years now, I am 100% positive we made the right school choice! Close Quote

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11555 Hillside Dr SE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 867-4521	469	34	13.8	26.7%	446 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	84	103^rd of 869 public elementary schools	88.1%		82.1	124^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.8%	21	72.4	70.8	58.5	68.1	67.4	27.7	27.7	84.7	80.6	56.9	56.2	69.1	88.9%	11.1%	$10,134
Dover-Eyota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Knowledge Rd SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 545-2632	509	37	13.8	21.0%	468 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	69.7	257^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.8	220^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.8%	37	59.6	61.0	57.0		59.1	23.7	23.7	74.5	64.9	43.0		60.6	87.9%	10.6%	$9,416
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	925 Church Ave	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 932-4910	457	33	13.7	28.9%	384 (84.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	63.8	307^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.8	269^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.2%	38	50.0	61.5	54.1	65.7	57.8	21.2	21.2	72.6	64.6	30.6	44.3	51.1	95.8%	1.4%	$10,229
Fillmore Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	702 Chatfield St	Preston	55965	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 765-3809	311	29	10.8	40.2%	282 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	73.3	225^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.1%		75.1	206^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.4%	19	46.8	68.9	67.6	56.1	59.3	20.6	20.6	70.2	68.2	47.1	63.4	63.3	94.4%	0%	$11,507
Lanesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 467-2229	249	18	14.1	39.8%	236 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	61.9	325^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.9	449^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.5%	124	61.8	33.3	56.8	50.0	50.4	27.0	27.0	76.5	66.7	45.9	31.3	55.4			$9,643
Kingsland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 346-7276	306	21	14.2	40.8%	279 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	63.7	308^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.5	283^rd of 872 public elementary schools	67.5%	25	45.7	45.0	63.4	60.0	53.3	24.4	24.4	60.9	55.0	43.9	57.5	54.5	60%	8.6%	$10,656
Bonner Elementary	Public	K-2	526 5th Ave SE	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 533-1500	411	27	15.4	28.5%	367 (89.3%)	6 (1.5%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)								(n/a)													92.6%	7.4%	$9,824
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	265	0	15.1	36.6%	146 (55.1%)	46 (17.4%)	44 (16.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	49.1	476^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.2%		58.5	388^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.5%	88	38.6	43.6	36.6		39.5	22.0	22.0	61.4	69.2	39.0		56.5	94.1%	5.9%	$12,148
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0	15.1	45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	22.4	710^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	707^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.9%	3	31.0	32.2	25.3		29.2	16.2	16.2	38.6	40.7	22.7		33.0	92.6%	5.6%	$11,782
Bear Cave Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1021 10th Street NW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1400	436	27	16.0	25.0%	391 (89.7%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	77.7	172^nd of 869 public elementary schools	80.2%		74.6	213^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.6%	41	56.8	60.3	67.8		61.7	34.2	34.2	70.9	67.7	50.0		62.6			$8,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatfield Elementary School

How many students attend Chatfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Chatfield Elementary School.

What district is Chatfield Elementary School in?

Chatfield Public Schools

Is Chatfield Elementary School a good school?

Chatfield Elementary School ranks 103^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chatfield Elementary School?

Students at Chatfield Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Chatfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chatfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Chatfield Secondary

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