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Best Public Schools in Fergus Falls, MN

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At a glance

Schools

3,211

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedKennedy High School40^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Fergus Falls Area Learning Center up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Adams Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Fergus Falls, Minnesota has 11 schools serving about 3,207 students across elementary, middle, high, and alternative settings. Ten belong to the Fergus Falls Public School District (ranked 198th of 458 in Minnesota, 57th percentile, 3 stars), while Lakes Country Academy belongs to Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop. Elementary enrollment is 1,308, middle 713, high 1,172, and alternative 14. Kennedy High School is the largest at 714 students; Lakes Country Academy the smallest at 14.

The clearest standout is Kennedy High School, which ranked 40th of 473 high schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) with a 94.6% graduation rate, 3.3% dropout rate, 58.2% reading and 50.7% science proficiency — all better than district and state. Kennedy Middle School (87th percentile, 4 stars) and Cleveland Elementary (77th percentile, 4 stars, 64.2% math) are the strongest traditional options. Adams Elementary posts the city's top math score (67%) but only 46.3% reading, while McKinley Elementary is solid in math (62.6%). iQ Academy K-5 has the city's highest reading (63.6%) but just 27.3% math.

Three schools lag well behind: iQ Academy 9-12 (10th percentile, 0 stars, 51.1% graduation), iQ Academy 6-8 (28th percentile, 1 star), and Fergus Falls Area Learning Center (30th percentile, 2 stars, 25.6% dropout). Still, the district beats the state in math (54.0 vs 44.9), reading (54.5 vs 48.6), and science (29.6 vs 25.5). Some data is suppressed or missing: Lincoln School serves PK–1 and has no test scores, and all Lakes Country Academy scores are suppressed, so it cannot be compared fairly.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
K-8 Special Education	Public	K-8	1201 N Tower Road	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0935	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Lakes Country Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1814 1st Ave N	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	14	7	2.1	85.7%	9 (64.3%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Adams Elementary	Public	1-3	301 West Bancroft Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	254	20	12.8	35.4%	218 (85.8%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)								(n/a)	46.3							46.3					67.0							67.0	$9,229
Cleveland Elementary	Public	4-5	919 Northern Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	361	19	19.2	38.5%	317 (87.8%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	75.4	200^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.2	177^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.7%	23		53.6	60.6					57.0	33.8			33.8		71.4	56.4					64.2	$9,545
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	714	54	13.2	30.1%	617 (86.4%)	14 (2.0%)	33 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	88.1	40^th of 473 public high schools	91.5%		84.4	59^th of 450 public high schools	86.9%	19							58.2	58.2			50.7	50.7							45.7	45.7	$21,254
McKinley Elementary	Public	1-3	724 W Laurel St	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	249	18	13.8	43.4%	213 (85.5%)	8 (3.2%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	51.1							51.1					62.6							62.6	$8,145
Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	83	7	11.8	66.3%	66 (79.5%)	2 (2.4%)	6 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	31.7	332^nd of 473 public high schools	29.8%		10.1	418^th of 450 public high schools	7.1%	86							28.6	28.6			31.6	31.6							6.3	6.3	$11,105
iQ Academy 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	375	23	16.1	47.5%	258 (68.8%)	42 (11.2%)	31 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	12.3	427^th of 473 public high schools	9.7%		47.4	271^st of 450 public high schools	39.8%	156							21.9	21.9			6.5	6.5							8.3	8.3	$9,815
Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	558	35	15.7	34.4%	479 (85.8%)	17 (3.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	79.4	73^rd of 546 public middle schools	86.6%		82.4	66^th of 519 public middle schools	87.3%	7				67.1	51.7	52.6		57.6		17.7		17.7				53.8	49.4	58.8		54.1	$3,176
Shared Time School	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,419
iQ Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	155	0		58.1%	85 (54.8%)	26 (16.8%)	18 (11.6%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.9%)	32.2	392^nd of 546 public middle schools	28.2%		35.6	356^th of 519 public middle schools	31.4%	36				30.8	54.2	35.3		42.6		5.9		5.9				8.3	25.0	0.0		13.2
iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	208	0		69.2%	111 (53.4%)	44 (21.2%)	24 (11.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)								(n/a)								63.6												27.3
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-1	2300 College Way	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 998-0544	236	0		40.7%	189 (80.1%)	6 (2.5%)	19 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Fergus Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Underwood	9.72 mi	3	181^st
Rothsay	16.56 mi	2	154^th
Battle Lake	16.91 mi	2	31^st
Ashby	18.33 mi	2	151^st
Pelican Rapids	18.84 mi	4	153^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.