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Stevenson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
703rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Stevenson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fridley, Minnesota, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 446 students. The school is part of the Fridley Public School District, which is ranked 347 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Stevenson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, ranking between 607 and 752 out of 840-872 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments in math and reading is significantly below the state averages, with only 33.89% of Stevenson students proficient or better in math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.21%. Stevenson's performance is also below the Fridley Public School District averages in both math and reading.

Interestingly, the nearby Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM and Hayes Elementary schools have higher academic performance and rankings compared to Stevenson Elementary, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing schools in the area to improve Stevenson Elementary's academic outcomes.

459
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,765
Per pupil spending ?
70.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6080 E River Rd
       Fridley, MN  55432-5396

(763) 502-5300

District: Fridley Public School District


Students who attend Stevenson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Fridley Middle
High:    Fridley Senior High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
33.1%
White:
22.2%
Hispanic:
21.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
Minnesota avg47%
703rd of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Fridley Public School District
347th of 446Fridley 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202521.7703 of 87219.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3711 of 88119.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.5657 of 84522.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7729 of 85815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.9752 of 86913.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3672 of 87022.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.3647 of 84723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201718.2730 of 85314.4%★☆☆☆☆
201621.7714 of 84815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201538.9607 of 84027.7%★☆☆☆☆
201449.6511 of 82638.1%★★☆☆☆
201341.9574 of 82430.3%★★☆☆☆
201241.0608 of 82025.9%★☆☆☆☆
201134.9643 of 81421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201051.1512 of 80336.2%★★☆☆☆
200943.0306 of 43429.5%★☆☆☆☆
200841.1584 of 78125.2%★☆☆☆☆
200750.6476 of 77738.7%★★☆☆☆
200660.8327 of 75656.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202532.9203 of 29831.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.0179 of 31042.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.8136 of 27951.3%★★★☆☆
202227.9218 of 28222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6173 of 22723.8%★☆☆☆☆
201958.5110 of 28361.1%★★★☆☆
201867.178 of 26670.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202551.9111 of 30363.4%★★★☆☆
202429.6234 of 30322.8%★☆☆☆☆
202345.8134 of 27651.4%★★★☆☆
202226.7212 of 25617.2%★☆☆☆☆
201961.854 of 23977.4%★★★★☆
201856.774 of 24269.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202521.0657 of 79917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0616 of 80923.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1639 of 78718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202214.1690 of 79913.6%★☆☆☆☆
20219.2711 of 7839.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.6601 of 78723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5579 of 77425.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202519.6204 of 23814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.5180 of 24927.7%★☆☆☆☆
202342.7122 of 21443.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.8152 of 20927.3%★☆☆☆☆
201963.754 of 21975.3%★★★★☆
201853.696 of 22056.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202533.9544 of 76428.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0618 of 79322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1587 of 77424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2531 of 66319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.3552 of 68319.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.8495 of 74033.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.9386 of 72847.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202524.3645 of 81220.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5706 of 82614.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6607 of 79924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1674 of 80816.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.4680 of 78413.3%★☆☆☆☆
201926.8636 of 79820.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.8619 of 77920.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202523.0476 of 56215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8463 of 57219.1%★☆☆☆☆
20237.8508 of 5243.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.3431 of 50013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.8356 of 46323.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202545.7414 of 71442.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.4452 of 73038.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.2486 of 71231.7%★★☆☆☆
202218.2666 of 7258.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.3687 of 7103.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.0647 of 72210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6604 of 71215.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+44 vs school
White (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school
African American (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)18th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Math34%-11 vs state
Reading31%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Stevenson Elementary

Students who attend Stevenson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fridley Middle
High : Fridley Senior High

Students at Stevenson Elementary are 33% African American, 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Stevenson Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Stevenson Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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