Summary:
Long Prairie, Minnesota has two schools serving about 984 students: Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary for grades PK–6 and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary for grades 7–12, both part of the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District, which ranks 397 of 458 Minnesota districts (13th percentile, 1 star).
Between the two, the secondary school is the stronger performer and is trending up. It ranks 331 of 473 (30th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, up from 15th percentile and 1 star the year before, and its all-grade math and reading proficiency rose to 16.8% and 21.7%. The elementary school ranks 792 of 869 (9th percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–2026, down from 13th percentile two years earlier, with math at 19.5% and reading at 23.0%. Both schools are far below the state averages of 44.9% in math, 48.6% in reading, and 25.5% in science.
Science is the sharpest split: the secondary school is at 17.3% overall and 28.0% on its end-of-course science exam, while the elementary school is at 7.6%, including 7.6% in 5th grade. Elementary math also falls steeply by grade, from 38.7% in 3rd grade to 8.5% in 6th. The elementary school enrolls more students (518 vs. 466), has the lower student-teacher ratio (10.6 vs. 12.7), and the higher free/reduced-lunch rate (73.94% vs. 65.88%). At the secondary school, the graduation rate is 80.5% (state: 84.9%) and the dropout rate is 4.1% (state: 4.2%).
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