Best Public Schools in Dawson, MN

Summary:

The city of Dawson, Minnesota is home to two schools: Stevens Elementary and Dawson-Boyd Secondary, which serve students from elementary through high school. Based on the available data, Stevens Elementary emerges as the standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Minnesota elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stevens Elementary boasts higher student proficiency rates in Math and Reading compared to the Dawson-Boyd Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages. In contrast, Dawson-Boyd Secondary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 111th out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 300th out of 450 in 2024-2025, and its performance on standardized tests lags behind the district and state averages.

The data also reveals that Stevens Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, which may contribute to its stronger academic outcomes. While both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates, indicating comparable socioeconomic factors, the district may want to examine the practices and strategies used at Stevens Elementary to see if they can be replicated at the secondary level to improve the performance of Dawson-Boyd Secondary.

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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
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	848 Chestnut St	Dawson	56232	Lac qui Parle County	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 769-4590	297	26	11.5	40.7%	240 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	76	195^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.6%		70.5	250^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.6%	55	80.5	78.4	50.0	37.5				61.1	63.4	62.2	59.1	60.0				61.1	$11,674
Dawson-Boyd Secondary	Public	7-12	848 Chestnut St	Dawson	56232	Lac qui Parle County	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 769-2955	269	19	14.3	35.3%	229 (85.1%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	38.9	300^th of 450 public high schools	33.3%		71.1	132^nd of 480 public high schools	72.5%	168					19.6	4.4	21.4	15.0					52.2	35.6	41.5	43.2	$13,640

Cities Near Dawson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	8.15 mi	3	328^th
Montevideo	16.95 mi	9	234^th
Appleton	18.26 mi	1	406^th
Canby	18.71 mi	2	272^nd
Minneota	26.03 mi	2	22^nd

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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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