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Staples-Motley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1025 4th St NE, Staples, MN 56479 · (218) 894-5400 · Part of Staples-Motley School District

Staples’ School Grade B better than 63% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
308
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Staples-Motley Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Staples kids: Staples-Motley Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Staples-Motley ElementaryYou are here
5–8Staples-Motley Middle School284 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1025 4th St NE, Staples

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten42
Grade 159
Grade 264
Grade 350
Grade 461
Enrollment over time
346’20
339’21
301’22
279’23
308’24

Down 11% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Staples-Motley Elementary from Staples families.

Other schools in Staples-Motley School District

The district →
Staples-Motley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Staples
C
284 students15:1
Staples-Motley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Staples
C
309 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; Staples’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.