Summary:
Nerstrand, Minnesota has one school in this data set: Nerstrand Charter School, a K–5 elementary school with 102 students. There are no middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools listed for the city, so students likely continue elsewhere after 5th grade. The school is also its own district, Nerstrand Charter School, meaning school-level and district-level figures are identical. Nerstrand is a small community, and its entire public school profile here is this single elementary school.
In 2025–2026, Nerstrand Charter School outperformed Minnesota averages in every reported subject and grade. All-grade math was 63.3% proficient vs. 44.9% state, reading was 61.7% vs. 48.6%, and science was 30.0% vs. 25.5%. Third grade was especially strong: math 77.3% vs. 57.9% state, reading 68.2% vs. 46.8%. Fourth and fifth grade results were above state but by smaller margins. In 2024–2025, all-grade math was 57.45%, reading 55.32%, and science 35.71%. Year over year, math rose 5.85 points, reading rose 6.38 points, and science fell 5.71 points.
The school’s rank improved in 2025–2026: 207th of 869 schools, 76th percentile, 4 stars, up from 302nd of 872, 65th percentile, 3 stars in 2024–2025 and 258th of 881, 71st percentile, 4 stars in 2023–2024. Its district rank is 67th of 458 districts, 85th percentile, 4 stars. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.6, and 23.53% of students received free/reduced-price lunch, roughly 24 students at 102 enrollment. Math and reading are the strongest areas; science is above state average but relatively weaker and declined from the prior year.
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