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Schools in Clear Lake

Clear Lake’s public schools

St. Cloud Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clear Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/10schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 0% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
8,745 students on the public path
In brief

Clear Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clear Lake’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Clearview Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Discovery Community Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Clear Lake, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Technical Senior High and Apollo Senior High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clear Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Cloud Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

St. Cloud Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 9,803 students, up 3% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,140MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 51.1% · 4265 students tested
Math28%
State average 44.8% · 4184 students tested

Clear Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Clear Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clear Lake—St. Cloud Public

Every school in Clear Lake

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Clear Lakein other towns
Oak Hill Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Cloud
B−
878 students15:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Cloud
C−
704 students14:1Rate it →
Talahi Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Saint Cloud
701 students12:1Rate it →
Kennedy Community School
Grades PK–9 · Saint Joseph
C+
582 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waite Park
C−
572 students13:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Cloud
B−
531 students15:1Rate it →
Clearview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
401 students14:1Rate it →
South Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C
831 students16:1Rate it →
North Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C−
720 students16:1Rate it →
Technical Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,561 students18:1Rate it →
Apollo Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,264 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Clear Lake’s schools

Are Clear Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clear Lake. St. Cloud Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clear Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clear Lake in?

St. Cloud Public School District.

Where do Clear Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Technical Senior High and Apollo Senior High.

Parents talk

What Clear Lake families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.