Summary:
Lyle, Minnesota is home to exactly one public high school — Lyle High School, which serves grades 9–12 as the only high school in the Lyle Public School District, a small rural community where 82 students attend and about 48.78% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's strongest points are worth highlighting for families. In 2025–2026, Lyle High School ranked 191st of 473 high schools — the 60th percentile with 3 stars — a clear jump from 2024–2025, when it sat at the 35th percentile with 2 stars. Science is the most consistent academic strength: 37.5% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, above the 25.5% statewide figure, and 46.67% were proficient in 2024–2025. Eleventh-grade Math came in at 43.8%, above the state's 35.3%, and the graduation rate of 87.5% also edges out the state's 84.9%. Class sizes look small, with a student-teacher ratio of 8.2 — roughly 10 teachers for 82 students — which suggests more individual attention.
There are also watch items. Reading proficiency was 36% in 2025–2026, below the state's 48.6%, and down from 53.33% the prior year, though the exam label changed between years and may affect comparability. The dropout rate of 6.2% is above the state's 4.2%. All-grades Math rebounded sharply from 7.14% in 2024–2025 to 43.8% in 2025–2026, a swing that bears watching. Note too that the district overall ranked 325th of 458 — the 29th percentile with 1 star — well below the high school's own rating. Because enrollment is just 82, a single student equals about 1.22 percentage points, so year-to-year changes should be read with caution.
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