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St. Charles Elementary

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St. Charles Elementary ranks 269 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

St. Charles Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the St. Charles Public School District in Minnesota. The school has 482 students and is located in the city of St. Charles. The school district is ranked 149 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

St. Charles Elementary consistently performs above the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall math proficiency was 56.89% compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its overall reading proficiency was 57.6% compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade math, where it has consistently scored above 60% proficient, compared to the state average of around 58%. St. Charles Elementary also outperforms its own district in both math and reading proficiency.

While St. Charles Elementary has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 40% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.79% in 2021-2022 to 37.34% in 2023-2024. This increase in economically disadvantaged students may be a factor in the school's slight decline in overall performance in recent years. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 14.0 students per teacher over the past three years, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

457

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,229

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 Church Ave
Saint Charles, MN 55972-1429

(507) 932-4910

District: St. Charles Public School District

Students who attend St. Charles Elementary usually attend:

High:

St. Charles Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 61st-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Minnesota median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

269^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

149^th of 446St. Charles 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
2025	69.8	269 of 872	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	344 of 881	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	293 of 845	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	312 of 858	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	326 of 869	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	261 of 870	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	221 of 847	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	212 of 853	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	257 of 848	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.3	150 of 840	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	139 of 826	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	122 of 824	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	130 of 820	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	308 of 814	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	454 of 803	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.0	492 of 781	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	504 of 777	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	398 of 756	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.7	340 of 685	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	199 of 676	70.6%	★★★★☆
2003	73.2	142 of 674	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	314 of 799	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	352 of 809	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	286 of 787	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	275 of 799	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	329 of 783	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	374 of 787	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	230 of 774	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	37.4	135 of 214	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	102 of 209	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	101 of 153	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	68 of 219	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	404 of 764	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	289 of 793	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	204 of 774	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	139 of 663	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	206 of 683	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	188 of 740	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	150 of 728	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	206 of 812	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	319 of 826	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	303 of 799	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	331 of 808	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	323 of 784	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	173 of 798	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	222 of 779	71.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	167 of 562	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.0	343 of 572	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	280 of 524	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	188 of 500	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	282 of 417	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	101 of 515	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	48 of 463	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	331 of 714	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	430 of 730	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	365 of 712	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	372 of 725	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	324 of 710	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	282 of 722	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	269 of 712	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)37th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading58%+8 vs state

Math57%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	925 Church Ave	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 932-4910	457	33	13.7	28.9%	384 (84.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	69.8	269^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.2%		62.7	344^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.0%	75	61.9	55.8	55.1	55.4	56.9	60.3	44.2	58.0	72.3	57.6	$10,229
Dover-Eyota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Knowledge Rd SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 545-2632	509	37	13.8	21.0%	468 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	73.8	220^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.3	223^rd of 881 public elementary schools	74.7%	3	71.6	59.0	68.4		65.7	56.8	48.4	67.1		56.9	$9,416
Lewiston-Altura Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Fremont St S	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 523-2191	254	29	8.6	39.0%	201 (79.1%)	3 (1.2%)	38 (15.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	78	166^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.0%		72.5	230^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.9%	64	79.0	96.0	43.6		69.6	60.5	60.0	61.5		60.8	$13,157
Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11555 Hillside Dr SE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 867-4521	469	34	13.8	26.7%	446 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	82.1	124^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.8%		80.7	137^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.4%	13	77.9	71.2	61.1	41.3	63.2	72.1	64.2	69.0	61.9	66.9	$10,134
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3	Public	PK, KG-3	600 W Broadway	Plainview	55964	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 534-4232	441	34	12.8	37.0%	383 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)	59.4				59.4	51.0				51.0	$10,995
Rollingstone Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	61 Main St	Rollingstone	55969	Winona County	Rollingstone Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 410-2171	59	5	11.3	44.1%	52 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)	38.5				20.0	23.1				20.0
Lanesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 467-2229	249	18	14.1	39.8%	236 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	52.9	449^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.5%		56.9	419^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.4%	30	66.7	53.9	33.3	40.9	50.0	52.8	46.2	50.0	27.3	45.7	$9,643
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	265	0	15.1	36.6%	146 (55.1%)	46 (17.4%)	44 (16.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	58.5	388^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.5%		55.8	429^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.3%	41	81.4	59.5	42.6		59.7	53.5	42.9	42.6		46.0	$12,148
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0	15.1	45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	21	707^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.9%		32.6	636^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.8%	71	41.7	31.5	20.3		30.4	35.0	26.0	36.5		32.4	$11,782
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 W 9th St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2400	209	15	13.9	45.9%	169 (80.9%)	7 (3.3%)	11 (5.3%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	55.1	420^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.8%		66.3	294^th of 881 public elementary schools	66.6%	126	59.5	52.4			56.0	47.6	43.9			45.8	$13,842

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Charles Elementary

What is the racial makeup of St. Charles Elementary?

Students at St. Charles Elementary are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is St. Charles Elementary a good school?

St. Charles Elementary ranks 269^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is St. Charles Elementary in?

St. Charles Public School District

What schools do graduates of St. Charles Elementary attend?

Students who attend St. Charles Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : St. Charles Secondary

How many students attend St. Charles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended St. Charles Elementary.

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