Summary:
Blooming Prairie, Minnesota is a small city in the southern part of the state served by three public schools — one elementary (PK–4), one intermediate/middle school (5–6), and one high school (7–12) — all within the Blooming Prairie Public Schools district, with a combined enrollment of 864 students and no alternative schools.
The district as a whole is rated 103rd of 458 in Minnesota, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars, but school-level results vary widely. Blooming Prairie High School is the largest school (385 students) and the biggest ranking standout, climbing to 24th of 473 high schools statewide — the 95th percentile with 5 stars — after sitting near the middle of the pack in prior years. Its 94.5% graduation rate is well above the state's 84.9%, and its 10th grade reading (56.9%), 11th grade math (46.7%), and End of Course science (59.4% vs. the state's 35.0%) are all strong. However, all-grade math and reading trail district and state averages, and 8th grade science is just 6.8% versus the state's 16.7%. Blooming Prairie Elementary is the math standout, with 70.2% of all grades proficient in math against the state's 44.9%, and it has the best student-teacher ratio at 11.5, though its reading fell from 57.66% to 49.2% year over year.
Blooming Prairie Intermediate School is the smallest school (138 students) and stands out in reading (58.4%) and science (34.3%), the latter jumping +17.88 points in a year to move above the state average. Its 5th grade math (55.7%) is strong, but 6th grade math (29.9% vs. the state's 39.5%) is weak. Across the district, math proficiency declines after elementary school, and student-teacher ratios rise with grade level (11.5, 14.2, and 16.4). Free/reduced lunch rates are fairly similar across all three schools, around 32–35%.
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