Summary:
Goodhue, Minnesota is served by two public schools — Goodhue Elementary for grades PK–6 and Goodhue Secondary for grades 7–12 — both part of the Goodhue Public School District, together enrolling 778 students, with no separate middle school or alternative school in the city.
Goodhue Elementary is the academic standout. It ranked 219th of 869 elementary schools statewide in 2025–26, placing in the 75th percentile with 4 stars, and has held a similar spot for three years running. Its all-grade proficiency is above both district and state in math (59.1% vs. 49.3% district and 44.9% state) and reading (58.7% vs. 52.9% district and 48.6% state). Science is above the state (30.2% vs. 25.5%) but below the district's 33.9%. Third-grade math is especially strong at 79.7% versus 57.9% statewide, and 5th-grade math and reading also sit well above state levels. Its student–teacher ratio is 12.8, and 26.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Goodhue Secondary tells a different story. Its completion outcomes are excellent — a 98.2% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, both far better than the state's 84.9% and 4.2% — and science is a strength at 35.7% overall, above the district's 33.9% and the state's 25.5%, with End-of-Course science at 44.8% versus 35.0% statewide. But all-grade math (37.3%) and reading (45.4%) fall below both district and state averages, and the school is rated 3 stars, 216th of 473 high schools, in the 54th percentile. The weakest results are in the upper grades: 11th-grade math is 24.3%, about 11 points below state, and 10th-grade reading is 37.9%, about 4.6 points below state. Reading also dropped from 55.08% to 45.4% year over year, which helps explain the school's slip from the 63rd to the 54th percentile. Its student–teacher ratio is 20.9.
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