Summary:
Madison, Minnesota has just one middle school in this data set: Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School, which serves grades 5–6 and enrolls 129 students in the Lac qui Parle Valley Schools district. Because it is the only middle school in the city, there is no other Madison middle school to compare it with; the more useful comparisons are the school against its own district, against Minnesota statewide averages, and between its two grade levels.
The school's profile is mixed. Its clearest strength is reading: 38.2% of students were proficient in reading in 2025–2026, above the district's 34.7% but below the state's 48.6%. The same pattern held the year before, at 39.52% school versus 35.8% district and 49.59% state. Science shows a similar shape, at 20.7% school, 18% district and 25.5% state. Math is the weakest area: 29.3% proficient, below the district's 33.5% and 15.6 percentage points below the state's 44.9%. Grade 6 math is of particular concern at 24.2%, compared with 35.1% in Grade 5 — a 10.9-point drop, much steeper than the state's 2.4-point decline between those grades.
Looking at year-over-year change, math improved from 25.81% to 29.3% (a gain of 3.49 points), and science rose slightly to 20.7% while the district declined, so the school's position relative to the district improved in both subjects. Reading slipped a little, from 39.52% to 38.2%, but remained above the district. Context: the school reports 51.16% free/reduced lunch participation and a 14:1 student–teacher ratio, and its district ranks 295 of 458 in Minnesota (36th percentile, 2 stars). Overall, the school is above its district in reading and science but below it in math, and below the Minnesota average in all three subjects.
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