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Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 283 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a K–4 school in Hastings, MN, serving 470 students — the largest of the three Hastings Public School District elementaries. In 2025-26 it ranked 283rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, or the 67th percentile with 3 stars, down from 4 stars and the 74th percentile in each of the two prior years. Its district sits at only the 51st percentile, so the school consistently outperforms the district it belongs to.

Math is the defining strength. At 60.3% proficient, Christa McAuliffe runs 16.2 points above its district (44.1%) and well above the state (44.9%), and it has held a double-digit margin for four straight years. Reading is solid but closer to par — 54.5% versus the district's 46.8% — and math outruns reading here, the reverse of the statewide pattern. Among ten nearby schools, Christa McAuliffe has the 6th-highest free/reduced-lunch share (32.98%) yet ranks 3rd in math and 4th in reading, beating less-poverty schools such as Hillside Elementary and Pine Hill Elementary by double digits. Within its own district the picture splits: it is far ahead of Kennedy Elementary (47th percentile), but trails Pinecrest Elementary (78th percentile, 4 stars), which beats it in every tested reading cell. That gap is essentially a reading gap.

The 2025-26 slip was concentrated in math, which fell from 68.25% to 60.3% while reading held steady near 54%. Notably, the school's strongest subgroup results are for Special Education students and low-income students, both at the 77th percentile with 4 stars — higher than its overall standing — while female students slipped to the 52nd percentile. The clearest lever is reading, particularly grade 4, where 52.4% proficiency trails the district's 53.9%; that single cell is the one place the school is behind its own district. Closing it would likely return the school to 4-star, mid-70s-percentile territory.

470

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,550

Per pupil spending ?

33.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1601 W 12th St
Hastings, MN 55033-2498

(651) 480-7390

District: Hastings Public School District

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hastings Middle School
High:	Hastings High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2026) from a 59th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

283^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hastings Public School District

224^th of 458Hastings 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	67.1	283 of 869	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.3	226 of 872	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	232 of 881	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	347 of 845	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	356 of 858	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	342 of 869	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	312 of 870	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	128 of 847	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	130 of 853	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	200 of 848	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	228 of 840	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	62.0	354 of 826	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	308 of 824	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	241 of 820	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	201 of 814	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	251 of 803	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.4	53 of 434	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	174 of 781	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.9	186 of 777	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	57.4	381 of 756	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.1	331 of 685	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	394 of 676	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.0	164 of 674	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	376 of 790	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	254 of 799	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	177 of 809	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	344 of 787	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	435 of 799	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	376 of 783	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	185 of 787	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	76 of 774	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	174 of 764	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	248 of 764	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	317 of 793	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	379 of 774	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	305 of 663	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	350 of 683	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	256 of 740	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	158 of 728	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	212 of 807	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	195 of 812	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	266 of 826	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	328 of 799	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	266 of 808	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	303 of 784	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	441 of 798	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.1	227 of 779	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	134 of 579	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	49.3	272 of 562	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	313 of 572	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	283 of 524	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	337 of 500	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	162 of 417	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	381 of 515	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	200 of 463	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	380 of 710	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.5	226 of 714	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	252 of 730	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	389 of 712	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	428 of 725	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	451 of 710	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	422 of 722	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.4	200 of 712	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math60%+15 vs state

Reading55%+6 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/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 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 All Grades	Total
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-4	1601 W 12th St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7390	470	35	13.3	33.0%	366 (77.9%)	24 (5.1%)	37 (7.9%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	67.1	283^rd of 869 public elementary schools	67.4%		73.3	226^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.1%	57	56.7	52.4		54.5			60.0	60.6		60.3	$11,550
Special Services	Public	K-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7000	2	0		—	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)											$3,650
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	K-4	975 12th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7284	436	31	14.2	26.1%	345 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (9.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	76.3	190^th of 869 public elementary schools	78.1%		65.2	322^nd of 872 public elementary schools	63.1%	132	58.8	60.6		59.8			65.0	66.0		65.6	$10,559
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-4	1175 Tyler St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7223	461	30	15.5	35.4%	373 (80.9%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.2%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	49.8	460^th of 869 public elementary schools	47.1%		50.2	473^rd of 872 public elementary schools	45.8%	13	40.7	47.5		43.9			56.5	50.6		53.8	$11,838
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8855 Inwood Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4101	325	28	11.5	37.2%	173 (53.2%)	33 (10.2%)	39 (12.0%)	43 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.1%)	60.6	340^th of 869 public elementary schools	60.9%		49.3	480^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.0%	140	49.1	53.6	57.7	53.3	20.4	20.4	59.6	60.7	45.5	55.4	$15,934
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8177 Hillside Tr S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4001	417	36	11.5	31.7%	244 (58.5%)	40 (9.6%)	48 (11.5%)	46 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	49.6	465^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.5%		52.9	448^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.6%	17	45.3	39.1	48.8	44.7	27.5	27.5	56.4	54.7	33.8	47.7	$13,590
Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	502	38	13.0	27.3%	297 (59.2%)	48 (9.6%)	50 (10.0%)	69 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	37.6	580^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.4	602^nd of 872 public elementary schools	31.0%	22	42.1	34.6	44.2	40.7	13.8	13.8	60.6	42.3	29.8	44.4	$13,370
Grey Cloud Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4201	797	50	15.8	16.4%	527 (66.1%)	78 (9.8%)	52 (6.5%)	83 (10.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.6%)	66.4	287^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.0%		67	301^st of 872 public elementary schools	65.5%	14	49.2	54.2	63.4	55.5	28.2	28.2	56.8	59.5	54.0	57.0	$12,798
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7830 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3801	425	36	11.8	48.0%	218 (51.3%)	47 (11.1%)	59 (13.9%)	51 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.5%)	43.3	533^rd of 869 public elementary schools	38.7%		30.5	641^st of 872 public elementary schools	26.5%	108	38.8	40.5	42.9	40.7	20.3	20.3	52.2	51.9	41.4	48.6	$14,724
Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	420	35	11.8	39.8%	215 (51.2%)	33 (7.9%)	50 (11.9%)	65 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.6%)	27.5	660^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.1%		32	624^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.4%	36	33.8	29.3	43.3	35.7	13.6	13.6	52.0	35.0	19.4	36.1	$14,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hastings Middle School
High : Hastings High School

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What district is Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?

Hastings Public School District

Is Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 283^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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