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Royalton Elementary

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Royalton Elementary ranks 197 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Royalton Elementary is a PK–5 school with roughly 420 students in Royalton, a small community in central Minnesota, and it is part of the Royalton Public School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 197th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (77th percentile, 4 stars) — higher than its district's overall standing of 150th of 458 districts (3 stars). That is the result of a long climb: in the late 2010s the school sat near the 39th–53rd percentile with 2–3 stars, and since 2020–2021 it has generally stayed in the 65th–77th percentile range, earning 4 stars in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

On 2025–2026 state tests, students scored 64.6% proficient in math and 61.7% in reading, well above Minnesota's 44.9% and 48.6%. Science was 27.1%, only slightly above the state's 25.5% and just below the district's 27.8%, making it the school's clearest academic weak spot. Compared with nearby schools, Royalton Elementary is far ahead of Upsala Elementary, Rice Elementary, and Lindbergh Elementary in both math and reading. Holdingford Elementary is a near match in math (63.7%) and reading (62.5%) but much stronger in science (36.0%), while Pioneer Elementary leads on all three subjects and ranks in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars.

The school's standout strength is its work with students from lower-income families: in 2025–2026 it ranked 11th of 764 schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students (99th percentile, 5 stars), after 95th percentile in 2024–2025 and 86th in 2023–2024. Male students (79th percentile) and female students (72nd percentile) also performed well, and special education students rose to 77th percentile in 2024–2025 from 46th in 2021–2022. Its student–teacher ratio of 14.5 is higher than at several neighboring schools, yet results remain strong. Grade-level data show math is strongest in 3rd (70.1%) and 4th (76.4%) but drops in 5th (47.1%), while reading climbs from 52.2% to 71.4% by 5th grade; science is tested only in 5th grade, so those results can swing with a single class. Note that some nearby schools have no current test scores, and WIN-Elementary School's results are suppressed, meaning unknown rather than low.

420

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,941

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

119 N Driftwood
Royalton, MN 56373-8888

(320) 584-4163

District: Royalton Public School District

Students who attend Royalton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Royalton Middle School
High:	Royalton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

197^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 458Royalton 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	75.5	197 of 869	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	235 of 872	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	275 of 881	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	238 of 845	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	303 of 858	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	214 of 869	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	462 of 870	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	484 of 847	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.6	401 of 853	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	521 of 848	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	373 of 840	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.3	339 of 826	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	382 of 824	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	508 of 820	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	417 of 814	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.5	340 of 803	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	203 of 434	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	230 of 781	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	132 of 777	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	185 of 756	75.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	72 of 685	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	73.6	141 of 676	79.1%	★★★★☆
2003	58.7	320 of 674	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	223 of 790	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	216 of 799	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	310 of 809	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	281 of 787	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	357 of 799	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	191 of 783	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	343 of 787	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	456 of 774	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	11 of 764	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	41 of 764	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	111 of 793	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	122 of 774	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	97 of 663	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	24 of 683	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	294 of 740	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	395 of 728	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	166 of 807	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	242 of 812	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	215 of 826	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	220 of 799	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	241 of 808	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	221 of 784	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	476 of 798	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	447 of 779	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	130 of 562	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	167 of 524	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	272 of 500	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	127 of 417	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	324 of 515	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	254 of 463	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	318 of 710	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	353 of 714	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	440 of 730	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	352 of 712	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	413 of 725	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	326 of 710	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	559 of 722	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	615 of 712	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math65%+20 vs state

Reading62%+13 vs state

Science27%~ 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
Royalton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 N Driftwood	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 584-4163	420	29	14.5	30.5%	398 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	75.5	197^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.3%		72.7	235^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.1%	38	52.2	61.1	71.4		61.7	27.1	27.1	70.1	76.4	47.1		64.6	$9,941
Royalton Public Schools Early Child	Public	PK-K	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4248	22	4	5.5	31.8%	21 (95.5%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$2,288
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NE 3rd Ave	Rice	56367	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 393-2177	357	28	12.7	33.3%	327 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	43.4	531^st of 869 public elementary schools	38.9%		48.8	485^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.4%	46	39.6	30.0	63.3		43.2	14.3	14.3	60.4	37.7	46.9		47.9	$12,304
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	3-5	101 9th St SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-3200	473	36	13.0	45.7%	422 (89.2%)	12 (2.5%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	49.8	461^st of 869 public elementary schools	47.0%		46.6	505^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.1%	44	44.3	44.7	45.1		44.7	18.2	18.2	64.6	59.2	35.2		53.2	$11,279
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 6th St SW	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-6200	477	41	11.7	41.5%	439 (92.0%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)													$12,056
Holdingford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 746-4462	589	43	13.7	31.6%	564 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	80.4	144^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.4%		82.3	120^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.2%	24	67.4	57.5	62.4	62.8	62.5	36.0	36.0	78.7	81.2	48.2	46.0	63.7	$9,694
WIN-Elementary School	Public	K-5	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	9	4	2.0	55.6%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1111 27th St N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 258-3693	288	27	10.7	24.7%	224 (77.8%)	14 (4.9%)	15 (5.2%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)								(n/a)													$9,686
Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	181	12	14.9	35.4%	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	43.2	534^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.6%		58.7	386^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.7%	148	48.1	34.6	63.6	48.0	48.0	9.1	9.1	48.1	50.0	40.9	20.0	40.0	$9,597
Pioneer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	66 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 468-6458	607	44	13.7	30.5%	569 (93.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	87.1	68^th of 869 public elementary schools	92.2%		89	51^st of 872 public elementary schools	94.2%	17	64.2	68.8	73.3	64.9	67.8	30.0	30.0	79.0	83.1	72.5	59.8	72.8	$9,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Royalton Elementary

How many students attend Royalton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Royalton Elementary.

Is Royalton Elementary a good school?

Royalton Elementary ranks 197^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Royalton Elementary?

Students at Royalton Elementary are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Royalton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Royalton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Royalton Middle School
High : Royalton High School

What district is Royalton Elementary in?

Royalton Public School District

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