📍 1003 S 4th St, Sauk Rapids, Benton County, 56379
Mississippi Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sauk Rapids, Benton County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mississippi Heights Elementary enrolls 848 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8% Two or more races and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 697 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 848 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 87 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mississippi Heights Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 13.
Mississippi Heights Elementary is one of 8 schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, based in SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 4,331 students district-wide and employs 287 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 848 students, Mississippi Heights Elementary is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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