Best Public Schools in Goodridge, MN

Goodridge, Minnesota is a small city served by two public schools in the Goodridge Public School District: Goodridge Elementary, which covers PK–6 with 161 students, and Goodridge Secondary, which serves grades 7–12 with 114 students. Together they enroll 275 students. The district is rated 1 star and ranks 377 of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 18th percentile, and both schools also carry 1-star ratings.

Comparing the two schools, Goodridge Elementary is stronger in math and reading at the all-grade level, scoring 34.7% and 35.5% proficient versus 14.5% and 30.2% at Goodridge Secondary. Elementary also has standout early grades: 3rd-grade math at 68.4% and 3rd-grade reading at 50%, both above state averages. However, elementary performance slides sharply by the upper grades, with math falling to 6.3% in 6th grade and reading to 25%. Secondary is stronger in science (11.6% versus 4.5%), but its math results are the weakest in the district, including just 5.3% in 11th grade.

The clearest positive in the district is Goodridge Secondary’s 92.3% graduation rate, which is 7.4 points above the state’s 84.9%, though its 7.6% dropout rate is also above the state’s 4.2%. Both schools fall below Minnesota in every all-grade subject, and elementary science is especially low at 4.5%. Because enrollment is so small, grade-level results can swing widely from year to year, so parents should watch trends over multiple years rather than a single score.