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St. Clair Elementary

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St. Clair Elementary ranks 176 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

St. Clair Elementary is a public elementary school serving 413 students in grades PK-6 in the St. Clair Public School District in Saint Clair, Minnesota. The school has a strong academic reputation, consistently outperforming state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels.

St. Clair Elementary's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates over 65% in 3rd and 4th grade math, compared to the state averages of around 55-58%. The school also ranks highly for its performance with specific student subgroups, such as special education students (ranked 37th out of 500 Minnesota elementary schools in 2021-2022) and low socioeconomic status students (ranked 26th out of 793 in 2023-2024). Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.3 to 17.7 over the past three school years.

While St. Clair Elementary outperforms the state and district averages, it faces competition from nearby top-performing schools like Bridges Community Elementary and Eagle Lake Elementary, which have higher overall academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, St. Clair Elementary's strong performance with specific student subgroups sets it apart from many of the nearby schools. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a high level of performance over time.

411

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,814

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Main St W
Saint Clair, MN 56080-0099

(507) 245-3533

District: St. Clair Public School District

Students who attend St. Clair Elementary usually attend:

High:

St. Clair Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.4%

Hispanic:

2.4%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (61% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2019) to 80th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg47%

176^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 446St. Clair 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	77.2	176 of 872	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	103 of 881	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	150 of 845	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	88 of 858	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	198 of 869	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	60 of 870	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	68 of 847	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	68.7	285 of 853	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	314 of 848	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.7	505 of 840	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	499 of 826	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	488 of 824	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	578 of 820	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.3	419 of 814	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.2	234 of 803	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	54.3	229 of 434	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.7	304 of 781	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	391 of 777	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	344 of 756	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.3	231 of 685	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.4	270 of 676	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.1	404 of 674	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	198 of 799	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	126 of 809	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	185 of 787	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	54 of 799	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	113 of 783	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	127 of 787	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	216 of 774	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	75 of 764	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	26 of 793	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	71 of 774	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	23 of 740	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	146 of 728	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	172 of 812	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	113 of 826	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	157 of 799	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	137 of 808	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	284 of 784	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.4	39 of 798	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	14 of 779	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	37 of 500	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	45 of 417	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	254 of 714	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	176 of 730	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	253 of 712	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	162 of 725	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	273 of 710	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	117 of 722	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	140 of 712	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2022)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+13 vs state

Math60%+15 vs state

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Schools Near St. Clair Elementary

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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. Clair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 245-3533	411	24	17.1	20.4%	392 (95.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	77.2	176^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.8%		83.8	103^rd of 881 public elementary schools	88.3%	73	70.0	65.5	48.3	55.7	60.2	64.3	47.3	69.5	66.1	62.2	$9,814
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1		83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6		60.4	$11,481
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1		54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1		44.3	$11,596
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3		77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7		61.5	$12,284
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 234-5181	317	27	11.5	24.9%	287 (90.5%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	77.6	171^st of 872 public elementary schools	80.4%		76	185^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.0%	14	53.7	82.5	55.8	61.2	63.0	39.0	62.5	76.7	71.4	63.0	$13,369
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1		70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6		54.8	$11,470
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7		58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0		57.7	$11,943
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5		76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1		68.7	$12,553
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7		68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0		58.6	$12,110
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2		70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2		69.5	$12,880

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Clair Elementary

Is St. Clair Elementary a good school?

St. Clair Elementary ranks 176^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of St. Clair Elementary?

Students at St. Clair Elementary are 95% White, 2% Hispanic.

What district is St. Clair Elementary in?

St. Clair Public School District

What schools do graduates of St. Clair Elementary attend?

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

High : St. Clair Secondary

How many students attend St. Clair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended St. Clair Elementary.

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