Summary:
Isle, Minnesota has exactly one elementary school — Isle Elementary — a PK–6 school of about 200 students in a small rural community where 52.5% of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and the student–teacher ratio is a favorable 10.9 to 1 (roughly one teacher for every 11 students).
Because it is the only elementary school in the city, there is no neighboring school to compare it with; the meaningful comparisons are against the Isle Public School District and the State of Minnesota. On 2025–26 all-grades results, Isle Elementary trails the state in all three tested subjects: Math 38.3% proficient vs. 44.9% statewide, Reading 38.3% vs. 48.6%, and Science 20.6% vs. 25.5%. It does outperform its own district in Math (+3.0 points) and Reading (+2.1), but falls 3.6 points behind the district in Science. Results vary sharply by grade — a 28-point spread in Math and a 25-point spread in Reading — so the school-wide averages hide very different classroom stories.
The bigger concern for parents is direction. In 2024–25, Math was actually above the state (49.55% vs. 45.21%); one year later it dropped 11.3 points to land below state. Reading fell 7.7 points, and Science stayed flat near 20%. Statewide rank has slipped three years running, from the 55th percentile (3 stars) to the 32nd percentile (2 stars). Genuine bright spots: 6th-grade Reading at 53.6% is the only reported result at or above the state (53.4%), and 4th-grade Math at 54.8% is essentially at parity (55.2%). Priorities are 3rd-grade Reading (28.6% vs. 46.8%) and 5th grade, the weakest cohort in both Math (26.5%) and Science (20.6%). With roughly 25–30 students per tested grade, one student can shift a grade's rate by 3–4 points, so single-year swings may reflect cohort effects — the three-year rank trend is the steadier signal.
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