Summary:
Families in Cleveland, Minnesota are served by two public schools: Cleveland Elementary, which covers grades PK–6 with 390 students, and Cleveland Secondary, which covers grades 7–12 with 260 students. Both belong to the Cleveland Public School District, which enrolls 650 students in total and ranks 149th of 458 Minnesota districts — the 67th percentile with 3 stars. There is no standalone middle school here; grades 7 and 8 are housed in the secondary building.
Cleveland Elementary stands out most for reading, where its 59.4% score sits 10.8 points above the state's 48.6% and includes a 6th grade reading result of 76.0%. Math is above the state overall at 47.0% versus 44.9%, but results swing widely by grade — 3rd grade math is 77.6% while 5th grade math is just 13.6%. Science is the weak spot: 20.3% against the state's 25.5%, down 21.7 points from 42.0% the previous year. The school's rank has also slipped, from the 75th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 60th percentile in 2025–2026.
Cleveland Secondary is strongest on completion measures, with a 95.5% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9% and a 2.2% dropout rate versus 4.2%. Its rank climbed from the 35th percentile to the 65th percentile over two years. Test scores are mixed: math is 43.9% (slightly below the state's 44.9%), reading is 48.8% (essentially at the state's 48.6%), and science is 15.4% against 25.5% — with 8th grade science at just 4.8%. The takeaway for parents: reading is a real strength, especially at the elementary level, while science is the shared weakness across both schools and the district.
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