Summary:
Minneota, Minnesota, a small city in the southwestern part of the state, is served by two public schools in the Minneota Public School District: Minneota Elementary, covering grades PK–6 with 258 students, and Minneota Secondary, serving grades 7–12 with 296 students. There is no standalone middle school, so grades 7 and 8 are housed in the secondary building. Combined enrollment is 554 students, and the district ranks 21st of 458 Minnesota districts — the 95th percentile — with a 5-star rating.
Both schools hold 5-star ratings and both beat state averages in every all-grades subject. Minneota Elementary is the math and reading standout, posting 72.7% in math and 69.6% in reading against state figures of 44.9% and 48.6%, with particularly strong 3rd- and 4th-grade math. It ranks 78th of 869 elementary schools and has held steady at the 91st–92nd percentile for three years. Minneota Secondary is the science and completion standout: End-of-Course Science reaches 62% versus 35% statewide, and its 93.4% graduation rate tops the state's 84.9%. Its 2025–2026 rank of 45th of 473 high schools (90th percentile) is excellent, though down from the 98th percentile a year earlier.
For parents, the main watch items sit at the secondary level: the dropout rate is 6.5% versus 4.2% statewide, 7th-grade reading at 41.7% is the only reported grade-level result below state, and all-grades scores declined from the prior year. The elementary school also has a lower student-teacher ratio, 11.4 versus 15.5 at the secondary school. Finally, reading tests changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV between years, so year-over-year reading comparisons should be read with caution.
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