Summary:
In Foley, Minnesota, there is one middle school in the data: Foley Intermediate Elementary, which serves grades 4–8 with an enrollment of 781. It belongs to the Foley Public School District, ranked 123 of 458 districts statewide (73rd percentile, 4 stars). The school itself ranks 142 of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 74th percentile with 4 stars — a top-quartile school.
Its strengths are in Math and Reading, where it generally outperforms the state. All-grade Math is 51.5% proficient versus the state's 44.9%, and all-grade Reading is 50.1% versus 48.6%. Fourth grade is the standout: 70.6% proficient in Math against a state figure of 55.2%, and 66.7% in Reading against 48.8%. Seventh grade Math is also notably strong at 58.5% versus the state's 40.3%, a gap of more than 18 percentage points. Eighth grade Science, at 20.9%, likewise beats the state's 16.7%. Performance varies widely by grade — Math spans 30.9 points from 4th to 8th grade, and Reading spans 25.7 points — so a student's experience can differ significantly depending on grade level.
Science is the clear relative weakness. All-grade Science is 17.5% proficient versus the state's 25.5%, and the gap is concentrated in 5th grade at 14.4% against 25.9%. Fifth grade Reading also trails the state (44.2% vs. 54.5%), and 8th grade Math is slightly below state at 39.7% versus 42.3%. The school's percentile rank has slipped from 87th in 2023–2024 to 77th and then 74th, and proficiency declined year over year in Math, Reading, and Science — though state averages fell too, and the Reading exam changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, making that comparison less reliable. Overall, this is a strong Math and Reading school worth monitoring for its downward trend and Science gap.
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