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S.G. Reinertsen Elementary

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S.G. Reinertsen Elementary ranks 377 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is a K–4 school in Moorhead, Minnesota, serving 719 students as part of Moorhead Area Public Schools — the largest elementary school in its local comparison group.

Academically, Reinertsen is above average and improving. In 2025–2026, 55.9% of students were proficient in math — well above the district's 38.4% and the state's 44.9% — and 49.2% were proficient in reading, above the district's 45.5% and slightly above the state's 48.6%. The school holds 3 stars and ranks 377th of 869 elementary schools, or the 57th percentile, up from 2 stars and the 42nd percentile in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023. Math proficiency has stayed in the mid-to-high 50s for four years, and reading has climbed from 44.87% in 2022–2023. Third grade is a strength, with 58.6% proficient in math and 53.3% in reading, both above district and state. Fourth grade is a watch point: math (53.1%) and reading (44.9%) beat district averages but fall below state averages, with fourth-grade reading the clearest gap.

Compared with nearby schools, Reinertsen is strong but not the top performer. Probstfield Elementary posts higher scores (71.8% math, 62.1% reading) but is much smaller and serves far fewer low-income students, while Dorothy Dodds Elementary School is nearly identical in achievement. Robert Asp Elementary and Ellen Hopkins Elementary trail well behind in both subjects, and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary has slightly higher math but lower reading. About 42.42% of Reinertsen students qualified for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.7, typical for the area. The school's effectiveness rankings stand out for special education students (4 stars, 77th–84th percentile across three years), English language learners, and low-income students, who improved from the 37th to the 53rd percentile.

719

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,376

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 40th Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560-7416

(218) 284-5300

District: Moorhead Area Public Schools

Students who attend S.G. Reinertsen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Middle School
High:	Moorhead High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

377^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Moorhead Area Public Schools

215^th of 458Moorhead Area 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	57.6	377 of 869	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	391 of 872	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	418 of 881	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	491 of 845	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	501 of 858	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	432 of 869	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	484 of 870	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	517 of 847	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	531 of 853	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.2	404 of 848	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	396 of 840	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.2	317 of 826	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	384 of 824	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	307 of 820	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	461 of 814	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	438 of 803	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	251 of 434	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.1	162 of 781	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	196 of 777	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	58.1	366 of 756	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	201 of 685	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	52 of 315	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	92 of 298	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	125 of 310	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	121 of 279	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	126 of 282	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	46 of 227	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	102 of 283	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	177 of 266	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	138 of 305	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	35 of 303	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	121 of 276	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.8	18 of 256	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	66.6	30 of 175	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	97 of 239	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	196 of 242	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	413 of 790	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	390 of 799	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	468 of 809	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	461 of 787	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	518 of 799	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	405 of 783	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	411 of 787	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	458 of 774	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	74 of 256	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	359 of 764	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	382 of 764	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	502 of 793	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	529 of 774	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	376 of 663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	289 of 683	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	476 of 740	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	609 of 728	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	323 of 807	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	342 of 812	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	306 of 826	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	457 of 799	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	436 of 808	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	433 of 784	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	484 of 798	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	519 of 779	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	108 of 579	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	90 of 562	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	132 of 572	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	313 of 524	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	173 of 500	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	142 of 417	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	430 of 515	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	259 of 463	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	403 of 710	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	387 of 714	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	421 of 730	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	513 of 712	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	488 of 725	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	509 of 710	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	527 of 722	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	518 of 712	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math56%+11 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

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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
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary	Public	K-4	1201 40th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-5300	719	52	13.7	42.4%	465 (64.7%)	154 (21.4%)	50 (7.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	57.6	377^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.6%		58.3	391^st of 872 public elementary schools	55.2%	14	53.3	44.9			49.2			58.6	53.1			55.9	$11,376
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	Public	K-6	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	290	7	41.4	23.1%	221 (76.2%)	10 (3.4%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	82.4	123^rd of 869 public elementary schools	85.8%		72.9	232^nd of 872 public elementary schools	73.4%	109	63.3	61.1			62.1			75.5	68.5			71.8
Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	616	43	14.2	71.9%	285 (46.3%)	159 (25.8%)	104 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	37.6	579^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.4%		27	673^rd of 872 public elementary schools	22.8%	94	42.5	37.5			39.8			49.1	41.7			45.1	$12,351
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	55.9	394^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.7%		43.5	534^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.8%	140	50.9	43.8			47.9			62.1	47.1			55.7	$11,653
Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	580	43	13.3	53.1%	372 (64.1%)	57 (9.8%)	76 (13.1%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	31	637^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.9	625^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.3%	12	40.8	34.9			37.8			40.0	39.7			39.8	$13,516
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 N Main	Dilworth	56529	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 477-6997	555	40	13.8	35.7%	460 (82.9%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	52.7	425^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.1%		44.7	523^rd of 872 public elementary schools	40.0%	98	40.7	45.3			43.1			67.0	49.6			57.9	$10,431
Spring Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	6189 170th St N	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3316	26	3	8.6	88.5%	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					53.8							30.8	$15,293

Frequently Asked Questions about S.G. Reinertsen Elementary

What schools do graduates of S.G. Reinertsen Elementary attend?

Students who attend S.G. Reinertsen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Moorhead High School

Is S.G. Reinertsen Elementary a good school?

S.G. Reinertsen Elementary ranks 377^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?

Students at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary are 65% White, 21% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is S.G. Reinertsen Elementary in?

Moorhead Area Public Schools

How many students attend S.G. Reinertsen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 719 students attended S.G. Reinertsen Elementary.

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