Summary:
Grygla, Minnesota is a small rural community served by two public schools: Grygla Elementary (grades PK–6, enrollment 68) and Grygla Secondary (grades 7–12, enrollment 67). Both belong to the Grygla Public School District and share the same address, with combined enrollment of roughly 135 students. The district is ranked 382nd of 458 in Minnesota (17th percentile, 1 star), and both schools currently carry a 1-star rating. Both also report a student-teacher ratio of 8.5. Free/reduced lunch rates differ: 29.41% at the elementary school and 46.27% at the secondary school.
The clearest bright spot is completion. Grygla Secondary reported a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, far above the state's 84.9% and 4.2%. That contrasts with its test results, which trail the state in Math and Reading. In 2025–2026, elementary Math was 33.3% and secondary Math 30.6%, both against a state figure of 44.9%; Reading was 34.2% and 28.6% versus the state's 48.6%, making Reading the weaker subject across the district. Science is uneven: Grygla Elementary reported 0% proficiency at all grades and in 5th grade, while Grygla Secondary reported 18.2% — above the district's 12.5% but below the state's 25.5%.
Recent trends matter too. Grygla Elementary fell from a 58th-percentile, 3-star year in 2024–2025 to 15th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, with all-grades Math dropping from 47.5% to 33.3% and Reading from 42.5% to 34.2%. Grygla Secondary slipped from near the middle of the state ranking (47th and 49th percentile, 2 stars) to 28th percentile and 1 star, though its subject results moved in mixed directions. Many grade-level values are suppressed by the state, meaning unknown rather than zero. With only about 67–68 students per school, a few students can swing percentages sharply, so these figures are directional rather than precise.
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