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Probstfield Elementary

Public Grades K-4
232nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 73% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Probstfield Elementary is a public elementary school located in Moorhead, Minnesota, serving 287 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 270 out of 446 districts in the state.

Probstfield Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency on the MCA-III assessments for both math and reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.65% of Probstfield students were proficient or better in math, compared to 40.34% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school also performs well in terms of student subgroup performance, ranking 240 out of 799 Minnesota elementary schools for female students and 205 out of 812 for male students, both with a 4-star rating. Additionally, Probstfield Elementary has seen a significant decrease in its free/reduced lunch rate, from 80.15% in 2022-2023 to 23% in 2023-2024, suggesting a more economically diverse student population.

Probstfield Elementary outperforms the nearby Robert Asp Elementary, Dorothy Dodds Elementary, and Ellen Hopkins Elementary schools in both math and reading proficiency. The school has also shown consistent improvement in its academic performance over the past three school years, with proficiency rates increasing in both subjects. Additionally, Probstfield Elementary has experienced a dramatic improvement in its student-teacher ratio, from 157.8 in 2022-2023 to 35.8 in 2023-2024, indicating a more favorable learning environment for students.

290
Students ?
41.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
23.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2410 14th St S
       Moorhead, MN  56560-8888

(218) 284-3800

District: Moorhead Area Public Schools


Students who attend Probstfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Horizon Middle School
High:    Moorhead High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.2%
Hispanic:
14.5%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2024 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)
Above the Minnesota median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 41 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
District avg42%
Minnesota avg47%
232nd of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2024
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SchoolDigger rating ?
270th of 446Moorhead 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202572.9232 of 87273.4%★★★★☆
202470.8247 of 88172.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202569.2240 of 79970.0%★★★★☆
202469.5241 of 80970.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202573.8205 of 81274.8%★★★★☆
202467.7242 of 82670.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202565.0223 of 71468.8%★★★☆☆
202458.0290 of 73060.3%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)75th percentile~ school
Female (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Math68%+22 vs state
Reading56%+6 vs state

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Students at Probstfield Elementary are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Probstfield Elementary.

Students who attend Probstfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Moorhead High School

Probstfield Elementary ranks 232nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest Minnesota data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025
2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024


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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