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Big Woods Elementary

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Big Woods Elementary ranks 140 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Big Woods Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Saint Michael, Minnesota, serving 648 students in grades 1-4 and part of the St. Michael-Albertville Schools district.

Big Woods Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments significantly higher than the state and district averages, often exceeding 70% proficiency across all grades. The school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with rankings in the top quartile of Minnesota elementary schools. While Big Woods Elementary has relatively low free and reduced lunch rates compared to nearby schools, it has maintained high performance across different student subgroups, suggesting it is effectively addressing the needs of all learners.

When compared to the nearby schools within the same district, Big Woods Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic measures, such as MCA-III proficiency rates. This indicates that the school may have unique strengths or practices that contribute to its exceptional performance, which could be valuable for the district to explore and potentially replicate in other schools. Overall, Big Woods Elementary is a model of academic excellence, providing a high-quality education to its community.

656

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,739

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE
Saint Michael, MN 55376-8888

(763) 497-8025

District: St. Michael-Albertville Schools

Students who attend Big Woods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Michael-Albertville Middle East
High:	St. Michael-Albertville Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

Minnesota avg47%

140^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the St. Michael-Albertville Schools

67^th of 446St. Michael-Albertville 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	80.8	140 of 872	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	95 of 881	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	37 of 845	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	51 of 858	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	92 of 869	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	22 of 870	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	17 of 847	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.0	34 of 853	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	87.2	41 of 848	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	29 of 840	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.4	39 of 826	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	79.4	115 of 824	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	266 of 820	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.2	114 of 814	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	88 of 803	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	166 of 781	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	151 of 777	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	118 of 756	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.9	144 of 685	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	141 of 799	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	62 of 809	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	29 of 787	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	47 of 799	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	68 of 783	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	28 of 787	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	27 of 774	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	129 of 764	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	56 of 793	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	18 of 774	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	76 of 663	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	98 of 683	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.8	2 of 740	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	22 of 728	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	145 of 812	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	141 of 826	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	45 of 799	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	70 of 808	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	115 of 784	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	15 of 798	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	10 of 779	98.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	28 of 73	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	276 of 562	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	201 of 572	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.1	61 of 524	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	49 of 500	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	55.4	166 of 417	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	138 of 515	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	198 of 714	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	131 of 730	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	85 of 712	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	79 of 725	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	142 of 710	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	28 of 722	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	16 of 712	97.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+26 vs state

Reading60%+10 vs state

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

This is an amazing school! The community of the staff is caring to everyone. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Big Woods Elementary	Public	1-4	13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-8025	656	39	16.9	18.0%	508 (77.4%)	39 (5.9%)	32 (4.9%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.4%)	80.8	140^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.7	95^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.2%	45	69.1	72.5		70.9	57.4	62.4		60.0	$9,739
Albertville Primary	Public	PK-K	5386 Main Ave NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2688	422	30	13.9	21.8%	328 (77.7%)	40 (9.5%)	13 (3.1%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)								(n/a)									$11,565
Hassan Elementary	Public	K-4	14055 Orchid Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7230	669	39	17.2	17.8%	486 (72.6%)	71 (10.6%)	26 (3.9%)	35 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (7.0%)	88.1	62^nd of 872 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.1	55^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.8%	7	78.1	78.7		78.4	66.4	62.9		64.6	$10,464
STMA Online Elementary	Public	K-6	60 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-6575	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. Michael Elementary	Public	1-4	101 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-4882	654	40	16.2	21.3%	495 (75.7%)	64 (9.8%)	40 (6.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	79.5	154^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.3%		81	132^nd of 881 public elementary schools	85.0%	22	73.4	70.4		72.0	58.7	55.6		57.2	$11,841
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	755	45	16.8	19.5%	488 (64.6%)	141 (18.7%)	27 (3.6%)	47 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	119^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.5%	7	80.4	66.7		73.2	56.6	63.5		60.2	$10,554
Fieldstone Elementary School	Public	1-4	5255 Jansen Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-0904	585	38	15.5	24.3%	445 (76.1%)	66 (11.3%)	18 (3.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	83.4	108^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.6%		83.2	111^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.4%	3	70.6	73.8		72.1	61.6	63.5		62.5	$10,642
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	300	28	10.9	35.0%	220 (73.3%)	20 (6.7%)	20 (6.7%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	26.6	677^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.4%		31.6	644^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.9%	33	48.5	33.3	18.0	34.7	34.9	33.3	38.0	35.3	$14,535
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	536	32	16.8	21.5%	408 (76.1%)	33 (6.2%)	35 (6.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%		74	218^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.3%	11	66.4	68.7		67.5	51.8	55.6		53.6	$11,654
Rogers Elementary	Public	K-4	12521 Main Street	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3462	693	40	17.4	14.7%	513 (74.0%)	69 (10.0%)	29 (4.2%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.5%)	88.4	58^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.3%		88.6	58^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.4%		79.4	77.7		78.6	68.6	61.9		65.2	$11,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Woods Elementary

What schools do graduates of Big Woods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Big Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Michael-Albertville Middle East
High : St. Michael-Albertville Senior High

How many students attend Big Woods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Big Woods Elementary.

Is Big Woods Elementary a good school?

Big Woods Elementary ranks 140^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Big Woods Elementary in?

St. Michael-Albertville Schools

What is the racial makeup of Big Woods Elementary?

Students at Big Woods Elementary are 77% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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