Summary:
Middle schools located in the city of Lynd, Minnesota include just one school: Lynd Middle School, a small rural school serving grades 5–8 with 71 students as part of the Lynd Public School District. Its 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch rate is 53.52%, and its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4. The district ranks 326 of 458 Minnesota districts, which is the 29th percentile with 1 star.
Lynd Middle School’s latest results show a notable rank jump. It moved from 446 of 545 schools in 2023–2024 and 427 of 519 in 2024–2025—both 18th percentile and 1 star—to 320 of 546 in 2025–2026, or 41st percentile and 2 stars. In 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency was 22.8% in math, 36.8% in reading, and 10.3% in science, compared with state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Reading is the strongest subject and slightly exceeds the district’s 35.4%, while math and science remain far below state levels. Math also showed the clearest year-over-year gain, rising from 11.48% to 22.8%; reading fell from 39.34% to 36.8%, and science dropped from 16.67% to 10.3%.
Grade-level results vary widely. Sixth-grade reading is the only 2025–2026 grade/subject result above the state average: 54.5% versus 53.4%. By contrast, 7th-grade reading is 23.5% against the state’s 43.5%, and 5th-grade math is 0% against 41.9%. Math ranges from 0% in 5th grade to 38.5% in 8th grade, while reading ranges from 23.5% in 7th grade to 54.5% in 6th grade. Science is the weakest overall subject at 10.3%, with 5th grade at 6.3% and 8th grade at 15.4%, close to the state’s 16.7% for 8th grade. With only 71 students in grades 5–8, these percentages can shift noticeably with small changes in a grade cohort. Overall, the school shows recent upward movement in math and state rank, but still faces significant proficiency gaps, especially in science, 5th-grade math, and 7th-grade reading.
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