Schools · St. Cloud

St. Cloud, MN schools

St. Cloud’s public schools score well below Minnesota’s averages: 38% of students are proficient in reading against 52.5% statewide, and 64% of high schoolers graduate on time against 84.4%. Kids attend one of 4 elementary schools through grade 5, then SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH or NORTH JUNIOR HIGH and TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH or APOLLO SENIOR HIGH.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

C-School Grade #214Best schools in MN (of 230)#235Highest graduation rate in MN (of 238)

TownTapestry School GradeNew

C⁻

St. Cloud’s School Grade: C-

The public schools St. Cloud’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C-Test scoresDGraduation

Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 23%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (909)Better than 5%

High confidence. Built on 3,419 tested students and a graduating class of 931; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Minnesota only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Minnesota with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where St. Cloud kids go to school

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list St. Cloud Public School District

Grades 6–8

CSOUTH JUNIOR HIGH or C-NORTH JUNIOR HIGH Depends on your address St. Cloud Public School District

Grades 9–12

CTECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH or CAPOLLO SENIOR HIGH Depends on your address St. Cloud Public School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, St. Cloud Public)38%

State average 52.5%

Math (grades PK–12, St. Cloud Public)27%

State average 44.2%

Graduation · class of 2020

64% graduate on time

Graduation rate

64%

MN: 84.4%

Graduating class

931

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #235 of 238 MN towns →

Districts

The district serving St. Cloud

St. Cloud Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 27 schools · 9,803 students

$17,140 per studentMN $17,091C-

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 35 schools in St. Cloud

Level

All 35 Elementary 9 Middle 4 High 5 Other 17

Type

All 35 Public 16 Charter 8 Private 11

Showing 1–30 of 35 schools

OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 878 students

MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 704 students

TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–3 · 701 students

Stride Academy K-8 Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 569 students

WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 531 students

LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades 4–5 · 328 students

Saint Cloud Math and Science AcademElementary · Grades K–5 · 266 students

Athlos Academy of Saint CloudElementary · Grades K–8 · 260 students

Success Academy St. Cloud ElemElementary · Grades K–5 · 140 students

SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 831 students

NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 720 students

St. Cloud Math & Science MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 91 students

Success Academy St. Cloud - MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 46 students

TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,561 students

APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,264 students

Newport AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 17 students

MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-ST. CLOUDHigh · Grades 9–12 · 14 students

180 Degrees / Youth ShelterHigh · Grades 6–12

Katherine Johnson Education CenterOther · Grades K–12 · 79 students

ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RESOther · Grades PK–12 · 18 students

Roosevelt Education CenterOther · Grades K–12 · 14 students

St Cloud Hospital Progs-ResidentialOther · Grades K–12 · 6 students

Grandview Academy ElementaryGrades M

STRIDE Virtual AcademyGrades M

ALL SAINTS ACADEMY

CALVARY CLASSICAL ACADEMY

CHILDREN'S DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL

GRANITE CITY BAPTIST ACADEMY

PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.