Wheaton Area Public School District

Summary:

The Wheaton Area Public School District consists of two schools - Wheaton Secondary and Pearson Elementary. The district is ranked 217th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating.

Pearson Elementary stands out as the stronger-performing school, with significantly higher math proficiency rates compared to Wheaton Secondary. In 2024-2025, 64.56% of Pearson Elementary students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, while only 24.42% of Wheaton Secondary students achieved that level. Pearson Elementary has also seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 525th out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 317th out of 872 in 2024-2025, while maintaining a 3-star rating.

In contrast, Wheaton Secondary has struggled with lower test scores, particularly in math, where only 15.79% of 11th graders were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the Minnesota average of 34.96%. The school also had a 4.4% dropout rate in 2023-2024 and a four-year graduation rate of 84.2%. Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates around 45-50%.

District Detail

1700 3rd Ave S
Wheaton, MN 56296-1604

(320) 563-8282

SchoolDigger Rank:
217^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 352

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 4th Ave N	Wheaton	56296	Traverse County	Wheaton Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 563-8282	177	17	10.2	44.1%	138 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	65.7	317^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.6%		47.3	525^th of 881 public elementary schools	40.4%	208	56.7	76.9	60.9					64.6	48.3	38.5	65.2					50.0	$13,628
Wheaton Secondary	Public	6-12	1700 3rd Ave S	Wheaton	56296	Traverse County	Wheaton Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 563-8282	175	15	11.6	40.6%	142 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	60	201^st of 450 public high schools	55.3%		62	197^th of 480 public high schools	59.0%	4				40.0	23.1	19.1	15.8	24.4				55.0	23.1	28.6	63.0	42.6	$15,808

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley	16.81 mi	6
Herman-Norcross Community School	17.08 mi	2
Campbell-Tintah Public Schools	20.28 mi	2	368^th
Browns Valley Public School District	22.11 mi	2	278^th
Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	22.36 mi	2	114^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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