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Rice Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 NE 3rd Ave, Rice, MN 56367 · (320) 393-2177 · Part of Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

Rice’s School Grade B better than 62% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rice Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Rice kids: Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Rice ElementaryYou are here
6–8Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle Schoolin Sauk Rapids

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

200 NE 3rd Ave, Rice

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten60
Grade 150
Grade 257
Grade 364
Grade 456
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
383’20
377’21
372’22
361’23
357’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rice Elementary from Rice families.

Other schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

The district →
Pleasantview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sauk Rapids
B−
734 students13:1
Hillside Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sauk Rapids
58 students
Mississippi Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sauk Rapids
B+
808 students15:1
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sauk Rapids
C+
1,055 students20:1
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sauk Rapids
B+
1,319 students19:1

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