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Talahi Community Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-3

701

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,864

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1321 University Dr SE
Saint Cloud, MN 56304-1967

(320) 370-7780

District: St. Cloud Public School District

Students who attend Talahi Community Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Junior High
High:	Technical Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

White:

21.1%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2010 → 7th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2010

!Reading scores 33 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg47%

Not ranked this year

Talahi Community Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

354^th of 446St. Cloud 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
2019	6.2	807 of 870	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	801 of 847	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	807 of 853	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	808 of 848	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	798 of 840	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	799 of 826	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	799 of 824	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	764 of 820	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	786 of 814	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	699 of 803	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	709 of 781	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.7	648 of 777	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	585 of 756	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	543 of 685	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	604 of 676	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.3	521 of 674	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	22.0	240 of 283	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	220 of 266	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	168 of 239	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	205 of 242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	6.0	742 of 787	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	727 of 774	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	15.5	669 of 740	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	684 of 728	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	7.5	743 of 798	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	745 of 779	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	18.4	452 of 515	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	406 of 463	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	697 of 722	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	678 of 712	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)30th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2019)15th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)10th percentile~ school

Male (2019)7th percentile~ school

Female (2019)6th percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math18%-27 vs state

Reading16%-33 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
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	701	60	11.7	84.0%	148 (21.1%)	382 (54.5%)	78 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.3%)								(n/a)	18.4				18.4	16.2				16.2	$14,864
Lincoln Elementary	Public	4-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	328	29	11.5	81.1%	62 (18.9%)	180 (54.9%)	34 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.1%)	4.4	842^nd of 872 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.6	802^nd of 881 public elementary schools	9.0%	40		13.0	3.2		7.7		14.5	21.5		18.3	$14,628
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3		23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7		21.9
Mississippi Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1003 S 4th St	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-0122	808	54	15.0	35.8%	641 (79.3%)	31 (3.8%)	50 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.4%)	54.2	432^nd of 872 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.4	550^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.6%	118	69.9	46.4	38.4		52.0	47.3	37.1	60.2		48.0	$9,911
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3		32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8		30.3	$14,533
Oak Hill Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 County Road 136	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6000	878	59	14.8	66.4%	266 (30.3%)	486 (55.4%)	46 (5.2%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	28.6	660^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.3%		29	660^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.1%		37.6	45.1	23.2		35.4	36.8	33.3	42.0		37.4	$13,981
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9		33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5		35.7	$12,943
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 6th Ave	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-0506	734	55	13.3	42.0%	549 (74.8%)	34 (4.6%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.7%)	51.1	465^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.7%		58.1	402^nd of 881 public elementary schools	54.4%	63	51.7	53.8	41.4		48.6	42.4	40.6	58.9		47.9	$11,315
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 33rd Street South	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 281-4430	260	20	12.9	85.4%	59 (22.7%)	133 (51.2%)	45 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	8.8	801^st of 872 public elementary schools	8.1%		6.2	827^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.1%	26	19.4	17.2	9.8	0.0	11.5	12.5	25.8	16.7	41.7	20.7	$12,516
Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	572	43	13.1	78.8%	134 (23.4%)	240 (42.0%)	145 (25.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.2%)	10.3	793^rd of 872 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.6	803^rd of 881 public elementary schools	8.9%	10	21.4	23.4	16.9		20.9	20.2	24.2	28.2		23.9	$14,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Talahi Community Elementary

What schools do graduates of Talahi Community Elementary attend?

Students who attend Talahi Community Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Junior High
High : Technical Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Talahi Community Elementary?

Students at Talahi Community Elementary are 54% African American, 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Talahi Community Elementary in?

St. Cloud Public School District

How many students attend Talahi Community Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Talahi Community Elementary.

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