Summary:
Elgin, Minnesota has one middle school, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Middle, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 235 students as part of the Plainview-Elgin-Millville district. The district is ranked 101 out of 458 districts in Minnesota (78th percentile, 4 stars), but the middle school’s own rank slipped to 174 out of 546 (68th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26 after two years at 4 stars and the 82nd–84th percentile.
Reading is the school’s most consistent strength: in 2025–26, proficiency was above the state average at every grade level—6th grade 55.9% vs. 53.4%, 7th grade 46.9% vs. 43.5%, and 8th grade 52.5% vs. 50.0%. Math is uneven. Eighth-grade math is a standout at 52.6% proficient vs. 42.3% statewide, but 6th-grade math (35.6% vs. 39.5%) and 7th-grade math (33.0% vs. 40.3%) fall below state averages, pulling the all-grade math rate to 40.0% (state: 44.9%). Science is low: only 16.3% of 8th graders were proficient, nearly matching the state’s 8th-grade rate of 16.7%. Note that the school’s all-grade science figure (16.3%) is not comparable to district (27.8%) or state (25.5%) all-grade science because the school only tests science in 8th grade.
Year-over-year, all-grade math dropped sharply from 52.49% in 2024–25 to 40.0% in 2025–26, while reading declined slightly (53.36% to 51.6%) and science improved from 10.74% to 16.3% but remains low. Other metrics: 37.45% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 18:1 (about 13 teachers). The school’s rank decline aligns with the math drop. One data note: reading is labeled MCA-IV in 2025–26 but MCA-III in 2024–25, so the small reading decline should be interpreted with caution. Overall, this is a solidly above-average school with strong reading and 8th-grade math, but uneven 6th/7th-grade math and very low science are areas to watch.
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