Best Public Schools in Lester Prairie, MN

Summary:

The city of Lester Prairie, Minnesota is home to two schools: Lester Prairie Secondary and Lester Prairie Elementary. Both schools are part of the Lester Prairie Public School District, which is ranked 226 out of 446 districts in the state.

Lester Prairie Secondary stands out as a strong performer, ranking 127 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has demonstrated impressive math proficiency, with 50% of 11th-grade students and 43.12% of all students proficient or better on the MCA-III math assessment. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 4.4%. In contrast, Lester Prairie Elementary has shown particular strength in 4th-grade math, with 62.07% of students proficient or better on the MCA-III math assessment.

Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Lester Prairie Secondary at 19.1 and Lester Prairie Elementary at 12.1, suggesting that students may be receiving more individualized attention. However, the schools also have a significant portion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 37.19% of Lester Prairie Secondary and 38.71% of Lester Prairie Elementary students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.1	619^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.7%	48	52.9	62.1	34.3	38.6				45.8	35.3	44.8	31.4	31.8				35.2	$9,504
Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	222	13	17.4	27.5%	171 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	71.7	127^th of 450 public high schools	71.8%		49.8	258^th of 480 public high schools	46.3%	131					20.7	52.5	50.0	43.1					34.5	22.5	47.2	34.3	$11,799

Cities Near Lester Prairie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winsted	5.88 mi	2	381^st
Silver Lake	7.73 mi	1	174^th
Glencoe	8.79 mi	5	232^nd
Norwood Young America	9.37 mi	3	52^nd
Howard Lake	10.09 mi	8	236^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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