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Cleveland Elementary

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Cleveland Elementary ranks 258 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Cleveland, Minnesota, with 362 students enrolled. The school is part of the Cleveland Public School District, which is ranked 176 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cleveland Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 258 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools, performing better than the state average in both math and reading proficiency. Compared to nearby schools, Cleveland Elementary's math and reading proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades.

The school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, with female students and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in recent years. However, the school's performance for male students and white students has been more variable, with rankings ranging from the top 25% to the middle 50% of Minnesota elementary schools. Cleveland Elementary has also seen an increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 10.96% in 2021-2022 to 27.35% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the rates at some nearby schools, such as Franklin Elementary (61.63%) and Kennedy Elementary (53.44%) in the Mankato Public School District.

390

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,475

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 6th St
Cleveland, MN 56017-0310

(507) 931-5953

District: Cleveland Public School District

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cleveland Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2023) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

258^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 446Cleveland 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
2025	70.9	258 of 872	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	224 of 881	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	110 of 845	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	209 of 858	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	273 of 869	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	343 of 870	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	211 of 847	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.4	199 of 853	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	204 of 848	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	43.7	573 of 840	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	487 of 826	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	533 of 824	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	551 of 820	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	553 of 814	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.2	511 of 803	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	314 of 434	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.3	500 of 781	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	640 of 777	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.5	543 of 756	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.9	486 of 685	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.2	431 of 676	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.7	409 of 674	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	120 of 799	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	189 of 809	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	184 of 787	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	262 of 799	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	306 of 783	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	501 of 787	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	455 of 774	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	258 of 764	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	154 of 793	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	69 of 774	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	62.9	263 of 740	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	116 of 728	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	378 of 812	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	249 of 826	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	67 of 799	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	169 of 808	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	249 of 784	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	202 of 798	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	33 of 779	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	340 of 714	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	330 of 730	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	167 of 712	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	276 of 725	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	312 of 710	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	410 of 722	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	308 of 712	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading59%+9 vs state

Math57%+11 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 931-5953	390	26	14.9	23.3%	349 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	70.9	258^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.3	224^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.6%	34	67.2	51.6	52.9	54.0			56.7	50.0	49.2	74.5	64.0			58.6	$10,475
North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	429	27	15.6	38.2%	314 (73.2%)	18 (4.2%)	73 (17.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%		71	244^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.3%	100	76.0	69.4					72.9	59.3	56.3					57.9	$11,472
South Elementary School	Public	K-1	1405 S 7th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-2754	269	20	13.3	43.1%	191 (71.0%)	12 (4.5%)	55 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$16,088
SWMetro Level 3	Public	K-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8117	11	2	4.8	36.4%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Le Center Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 357-6802	385	35	10.9	39.0%	217 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	151 (39.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	61.7	353^rd of 872 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.7	303^rd of 881 public elementary schools	65.6%	50	57.9	62.5	24.4	50.9	46.3	43.6	47.3	50.0	42.5	57.8	64.9	43.9	33.3	50.0	$11,755
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsway Drive	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 665-4700	390	0	10.5	44.9%	274 (70.3%)	13 (3.3%)	90 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	53.1	446^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.9%		66.4	292^nd of 881 public elementary schools	66.9%	154	47.2	55.1	56.3				52.1	40.3	49.0	56.3				47.3	$12,670
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1				83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6				60.4	$11,481
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5				76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1				68.7	$12,553
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3				77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7				61.5	$12,284
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1				70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6				54.8	$11,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary

What district is Cleveland Elementary in?

Cleveland Public School District

Is Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Cleveland Elementary ranks 258^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Cleveland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Cleveland Elementary are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cleveland Secondary

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