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St. Francis Elementary

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St. Francis Elementary ranks 178 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

St. Francis Elementary is a public elementary school serving 635 students in grades K-5 in the St. Francis Area Schools district in Minnesota. The school is ranked 178 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

St. Francis Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Math and Reading proficiency, with 65.89% and 61.92% of students proficient, respectively, compared to the district's 45.7% and 52.66%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's 5th-grade students particularly stand out, with 78.64% proficient in Reading and 70.59% in Math. St. Francis Elementary also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as male students, multi-racial students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While St. Francis Elementary's academic achievement is impressive, it is not as exceptional when compared to some top-performing schools outside the district. For example, Twin Lakes Elementary in the Elk River Public School District had significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, and its performance for students with special education needs is mixed compared to other Minnesota elementary schools.

621

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,908

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22919 St. Francis Blvd
Saint Francis, MN 55070-9533

(763) 213-8671

District: St. Francis Area Schools

Students who attend St. Francis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Francis Middle
High:	St. Francis High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 58th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2025) from a 58th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

178^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the St. Francis Area Schools

181^st of 446St. Francis Area 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	178 of 872	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	168 of 881	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	148 of 845	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	225 of 858	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	266 of 869	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	363 of 870	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	223 of 847	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	179 of 853	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.0	132 of 848	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	127 of 840	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	77 of 826	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	82 of 824	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	75.0	160 of 820	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	238 of 814	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	163 of 803	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	126 of 434	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	66.1	267 of 781	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	284 of 777	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	286 of 799	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	116 of 809	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	115 of 787	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	214 of 799	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	221 of 783	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	303 of 787	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	232 of 774	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	85 of 764	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	118 of 793	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	75 of 774	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	33 of 663	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	15 of 683	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	89 of 740	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	27 of 728	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	69 of 812	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	228 of 826	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	185 of 799	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	239 of 808	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	295 of 784	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	381 of 798	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	204 of 779	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	72.5	20 of 77	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	20 of 87	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	35 of 98	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	148 of 562	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	330 of 572	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	246 of 524	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	367 of 500	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	308 of 417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	390 of 515	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	188 of 463	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	247 of 714	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	247 of 730	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	217 of 712	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	285 of 725	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	337 of 710	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	427 of 722	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	319 of 712	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)74th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math66%+21 vs state

Reading62%+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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
St. Francis Elementary	Public	K-5	22919 St. Francis Blvd	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8671	621	40	15.5	30.9%	503 (81.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	77.2	178^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.4	168^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.9%	10	61.5	65.6	70.6				65.9	54.8	51.6	78.6				61.9	$9,908
Saints Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	4111 Ambassador Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 753-7152	3	1	4.7		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
East Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8901	460	36	12.7	34.6%	349 (75.9%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	58.9	383^rd of 872 public elementary schools	56.1%		58.6	394^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.3%	11	61.4	60.6	29.2				48.8	49.4	53.0	61.1				54.8	$10,999
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21108 NE Polk St	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8781	680	47	14.4	28.8%	522 (76.8%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	67 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	57.4	401^st of 872 public elementary schools	54.0%		61.6	355^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.7%	46	44.9	65.2	44.4				51.0	38.8	53.6	64.5				52.1	$10,593
Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	850	52	16.4	19.2%	685 (80.6%)	35 (4.1%)	40 (4.7%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	88.9	52^nd of 872 public elementary schools	94.0%		91.4	30^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	87.0	74.8	79.0				80.4	61.0	58.0	79.6				66.7	$12,464
Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224	12	15.0	98.2%	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.7	710^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.5	753^rd of 881 public elementary schools	14.5%	43	48.3	40.9	20.8	4.2	20.0	20.8	26.8	24.1	27.3	41.7	29.2	53.3	45.8	35.5	$12,385
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17003 Nowthen Blvd NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5200	779	50	15.4	27.0%	568 (72.9%)	52 (6.7%)	38 (4.9%)	64 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.1%)	82.5	116^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.7%		82.5	118^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.6%	2	71.2	75.8	75.3				74.1	53.6	63.7	66.5				61.4
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%		87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%	43	87.1	81.0	68.6				78.5	75.8	77.6	83.2				79.1	$12,229
Isanti Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	301 Heritage Blvd NW	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 691-8778	407	32	12.8	33.4%	333 (81.8%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)								(n/a)															$12,873
Isanti Intermediate School	Public	3-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 552-8800	422	28	15.3	40.0%	358 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	29.8	650^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.5%		34.9	621^st of 881 public elementary schools	29.5%	29	40.0	36.1	42.3				39.4	25.5	29.3	48.9				34.4	$11,215

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Francis Elementary

Is St. Francis Elementary a good school?

St. Francis Elementary ranks 178^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of St. Francis Elementary attend?

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

Middle : St. Francis Middle
High : St. Francis High

What district is St. Francis Elementary in?

St. Francis Area Schools

How many students attend St. Francis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended St. Francis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of St. Francis Elementary?

Students at St. Francis Elementary are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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