Summary:
Montrose, Minnesota is served by just one school in this data set: Montrose Elementary School of Innov, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 363 students. It belongs to Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, a district that ranks 133 of 458 in the state (71st percentile, 4 stars). The area summary lists 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so this is a single-school community rather than a place where families weigh several campuses against each other. About 45.73% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-25, and the student-teacher ratio was 14.4.
Academically, the school is on an upward path. Its state rank improved from 510 of 881 in 2023-24 (42nd percentile, 2 stars) to 376 of 872 in 2024-25, then 263 of 869 in 2025-26 (70th percentile, 3 stars) — a 28-point percentile gain over two years. In 2025-26, all-grade proficiency beat both district and state averages in every tested subject: math 56% versus district 52.5% and state 44.9%; reading 57.2% versus 51.7% and 48.6%; and science 34.5% versus 28.9% and 25.5%. Individual grades stand out as well, including 3rd grade math at 72.5% and 5th grade reading at 67.3%.
Results are not uniform across every grade. Fourth grade reading came in at 46.7%, below both district (50.4%) and state (48.8%), and 5th grade math at 40% sat just under district and state. Science showed the biggest swing, climbing from 15.25% in 2024-25 — well below the district's 35.63% and the state's 26.15% — to 34.5% in 2025-26. Because science is likely tested in only one grade and the grade cohorts here are small, that jump and the other grade-level figures can move with just a few students. The reading assessment label also shifted from MCA-III to MCA-IV between years, so the reading gain deserves some caution.
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