St. Cloud Public School District

Summary:

The St. Cloud Public School District in Minnesota operates 18 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 5 alternative schools. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Among the standout schools in the district are Clearview Elementary, which has the highest proficiency rates in math, reading, and science, as well as the lowest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients. Kennedy Community School and Westwood Elementary also perform well above the district and state averages. In contrast, Talahi Community Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and the alternative schools struggle with the lowest proficiency rates in the district.

The district faces significant performance gaps and equity issues, with a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Graduation rates at the high schools range from 72.7% to 73.3%, while the alternative schools have much lower graduation rates, with Roosevelt Education Center at just 13.3%. The racial composition of the schools also varies widely, and there appears to be a correlation between higher percentages of minority students and lower academic performance, highlighting the need for the district to address these disparities.

District Detail

1201 2nd St S
Waite Park, MN 56387-8888

(320) 370-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
349^th of 463 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,286

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 5

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 11th 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 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	3-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	396	29	13.6	92.4%	77 (19.4%)	241 (60.9%)	33 (8.3%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	8.6	802^nd of 881 public elementary schools	9.0%		7.3	782^nd of 845 public elementary schools	7.5%	20		15.7	12.2					14.1		20.8	31.8					25.8	15.4			15.4	$14,628
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	649	34	19.2	73.8%	201 (31.0%)	274 (42.2%)	59 (9.1%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.6%)	23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%		25.8	648^th of 845 public elementary schools	23.3%	53	30.0	41.9	18.9					30.1	25.0	41.4	46.7					37.2	23.3			23.3	$12,943
South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	867	40	21.8	72.9%	328 (37.8%)	394 (45.4%)	54 (6.2%)	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.3%)	34.4	363^rd of 545 public middle schools	33.4%		32.6	375^th of 529 public middle schools	29.1%	12				26.6	19.7	25.1		23.5				40.5	33.2	39.6		37.5		22.6		22.6	$12,481
Apollo Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 44th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	1,225	79	15.5	67.3%	466 (38.0%)	450 (36.7%)	141 (11.5%)	57 (4.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.6%)	21.7	386^th of 480 public high schools	19.6%		40.4	311^th of 476 public high schools	34.7%	75							13.9	13.9							28.7	28.7			25.3	25.3	$16,195
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	387	31	12.5	63.3%	175 (45.2%)	96 (24.8%)	41 (10.6%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%		46.4	515^th of 845 public elementary schools	39.1%	91	49.3	57.9	24.6					43.0	41.8	36.8	46.4					42.0	26.1			26.1	$15,046
North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	708	46	15.2	77.0%	232 (32.8%)	265 (37.4%)	92 (13.0%)	46 (6.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.3%)	23.2	444^th of 545 public middle schools	18.5%		27.8	398^th of 529 public middle schools	24.8%	46				17.3	19.8	18.8		18.6				32.9	29.6	31.1		31.2		16.7		16.7	$12,962
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	814	50	16.7	69.2%	306 (37.6%)	386 (47.4%)	42 (5.2%)	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	47 (5.8%)	29	660^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.1%		34.4	603^rd of 845 public elementary schools	28.6%	57	38.7	41.4	28.5					35.9	31.5	37.1	42.5					37.4	34.4			34.4	$13,981
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	563	36	15.6	83.5%	117 (20.8%)	334 (59.3%)	44 (7.8%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	48 (8.5%)								(n/a)	18.4							18.4	18.2							18.2					$14,864
St. Cloud Hospital Programs Non-Resource	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	21	4	5.0	66.7%	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)																					$17,258
Roosevelt Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3015 3rd St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6890	47	16	2.9	87.2%	19 (40.4%)	21 (44.7%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)																					$36,809
St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential	Public, Alternative	K-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 650-6895	12	0		75.0%	11 (91.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,200
Newport Academy	Public	7-12	1726 7th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Katherine Johnson Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	713 Anderson Avenue North	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6897	24	1	24.0	87.5%	9 (37.5%)	8 (33.3%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)								2.2								11.6				0.0
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	483	34	14.3	85.3%	94 (19.5%)	251 (52.0%)	95 (19.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.6%)	8.6	803^rd of 881 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.5	738^th of 845 public elementary schools	12.7%	65	24.7	22.8	11.0					19.9	22.2	16.5	32.4					23.5	9.6			9.6	$14,592
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	216 N 8th Ave	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	255	20	13.0	70.2%	67 (26.3%)	126 (49.4%)	23 (9.0%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.8%)	5.5	458^th of 480 public high schools	4.6%		6.6	447^th of 476 public high schools	6.1%	11							0.0	0.0							12.5	10.0			6.9	6.1	$18,847
Special Education Facilities	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8000	60	11	5.4	56.7%	36 (60.0%)	14 (23.3%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)								(n/a)																					$4,482
EC Sp Educational at Quarryview Educational Center	Public	PK	800 7th St. S.	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8261	236	26	8.9	72.5%	105 (44.5%)	91 (38.6%)	26 (11.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)																					$30,666
Alternative Learning Center - Sartell	Public	9-12	212 3rd Ave N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Minnesota Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(320) 370-8025	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kennedy Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	626	37	16.7	52.9%	371 (59.3%)	151 (24.1%)	67 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	50	492^nd of 881 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.7	489^th of 845 public elementary schools	42.1%	3	34.4	57.1	43.0	43.3	25.4	37.5		40.2	27.0	47.6	51.2	58.2	39.4	55.1		46.4	47.1	28.6		40.3	$12,860
Alternative Learning Center - Sauk Rapids	Public	7-12	1833 Osauka Rd NE	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-4703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Technical Senior High	Public	9-12	4200 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8350	1,515	82	18.3	66.9%	600 (39.6%)	707 (46.7%)	87 (5.7%)	23 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.1%)	32.1	345^th of 480 public high schools	28.1%		34.8	337^th of 476 public high schools	29.2%	8							21.3	21.5							36.8	36.9			27.4	27.6	$12,760
Clearview Elementary	Public	K-5	7310 State Highway 24	Clear Lake	55319	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6510	398	20	19.4	34.4%	297 (74.6%)	12 (3.0%)	53 (13.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	52.2	467^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.0%		58.4	386^th of 845 public elementary schools	54.3%	81	56.1	41.2	43.4					47.1	52.2	33.8	69.8					50.5	47.2			47.2	$12,810
Alternative Learning Center - Holdingford	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Kimball	Public	7-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-5585	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Foley	Public	7-12	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
180 Degrees / Youth Shelter	Public	6-12	1101 Washington Memorial Dr	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 370-8020	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Success Academy	1.86 mi	3	404^th
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	1.9 mi	2	369^th
STRIDE Academy	1.9 mi	2	433^rd
Benton-Stearns Education District	2.69 mi	6
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	2.75 mi	8	229^th

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