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Best Elementary Schools in Adams, MN

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School

223

Students

Top rankedSouthland Elementary475^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Southland Elementary up 87 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Adams, Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Southland Elementary and First Step Adams. Southland Elementary is the more prominent and established school, serving a larger student population of 196 compared to the 10 students at First Step Adams.

Southland Elementary has a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and has been ranked between 475 and 577 out of 872 to 881 Minnesota elementary schools in the past three school years. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, shows a mixed picture - while it excels in 3rd grade Math, it struggles in 5th grade Math and overall Math and Reading proficiency compared to the Southland Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages. Southland Elementary has a free and reduced lunch rate of 48.98%.

In contrast, First Step Adams has a much higher free and reduced lunch rate of 70%, indicating that its student population may come from more economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the limited data available for First Step Adams makes it challenging to fully evaluate and compare its performance to Southland Elementary and the broader state averages.

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	223	20	11.1	44.4%	188 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%		42.5	562^nd of 881 public elementary schools	36.2%	87	73.3	41.5	15.6	42.7	66.7	43.9	50.0	52.4	$13,315

Cities Near Adams

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Austin	10.45 mi	17	429^th
Le Roy	11.1 mi	3	404^th
Lyle	11.98 mi	3	418^th
Grand Meadow	12.05 mi	5	190^th
Spring Valley	18.83 mi	4	228^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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