Summary:
Carlos, Minnesota has just one school in this data set — Carlos Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 108 students — and no middle, high, or alternative schools listed, so older students in the area would attend schools elsewhere in the Alexandria Public School District or nearby communities.
Carlos Elementary posts results well above both its district and the state in most subjects. In 2025–26, all-grade math proficiency was 83%, compared with 54.8% for the district and 44.9% for the state — a 28.2 point advantage over the district and 38.1 points over the state. Grade-level math was strong across the board: 88.9% in 3rd grade, 76.9% in 4th, and 81.3% in 5th. Reading proficiency was 59.6% overall, above the district's 55.3% and the state's 48.6%, with 4th grade at 69.2% and 5th grade at 68.8%. The one soft spot is 3rd grade reading at 44.4%, which fell below both the district (51.7%) and the state (46.8%) — the only 2025–26 grade-level metric where the school trails both. Science came in at 43.8%, above the district's 31.1% and the state's 25.5%.
Year over year, math held steady (82.69% to 83%), reading slipped about 5.8 points (65.38% to 59.6%), and science jumped 23.8 points (20% to 43.8%) — a swing likely amplified because science is tied to a single 5th grade cohort. Statewide, the school ranked 63rd of 872 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–25 and 93rd of 869 (89th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26, still in the top decile. The district ranks 55 of 458 with 4 stars. With 108 students, a 10.8:1 student/teacher ratio, and 25.93% free/reduced lunch, that's strong achievement from a small school, though small cohorts mean a few students can shift grade-level percentages substantially.
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