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Parkside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

207 3rd St NE, Buffalo, MN 55313 · (763) 682-8500 · Part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools

Buffalo’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
348
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Buffalo kids: Buffalo Community Middle

On the path

Where Buffalo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Parkside ElementaryYou are here
6–8Buffalo Community Middle1,160 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

207 3rd St NE, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten43
Grade 146
Grade 256
Grade 368
Grade 454
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
353’20
351’21
362’22
340’23
348’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Elementary from Buffalo families.

Other schools in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools

The district →
Montrose Elementary School of Innov
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montrose
B−
363 students14:1
Buffalo Early Child. SP. Ed Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Buffalo
150 students17:1
Northwinds Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
A
419 students15:1
Tatanka Elementary STEM School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
B
393 students15:1
Hanover Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hanover
A
368 students18:1
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
B+
257 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Buffalo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.