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South Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8162 Swan Lake Rd, Culver, MN 55779 · (218) 345-6789 · Part of St. Louis County School District

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Directions
Students
303
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about South Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Next stop for New Independence Township kids: South Ridge Secondary

On the path

Where New Independence Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6South Ridge ElementaryYou are here
7–12South Ridge Secondaryin Culver

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

8162 Swan Lake Rd, Culver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten41
Grade 131
Grade 242
Grade 336
Grade 440
Grade 527
Grade 643
Enrollment over time
308’20
317’21
299’22
304’23
303’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Ridge Elementary from New Independence Township families.

Other schools in St. Louis County School District

The district →
Cherry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Iron
B−
297 students13:1
North Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cook
A−
234 students12:1
Babbitt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Babbitt
C+
95 students10:1
Tower-Soudan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tower
B−
95 students11:1
Cherry Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Iron
C
273 students15:1
South Ridge Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Culver
C−
258 students16:1

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; New Independence Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.