Summary:
Northfield, Minnesota is home to 8 schools serving students from elementary through high school: 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, including six schools in the Northfield Public School District plus two charter schools, Prairie Creek Community School and Arcadia Charter School. Total enrollment across the group is 4,028 students. The largest school is Northfield Senior High with 1,283 students, and the smallest is Northfield Area Learning Center with 107.
The district's public schools generally outperform Minnesota averages. Northfield Senior High is a clear standout, climbing from the 74th to 89th to 92nd percentile over three reported years, earning 5 stars, and posting a 94.2% graduation rate versus the district's 89.8% and the state's 84.9%. Northfield Middle is the most consistent high performer, holding 5 stars for three straight years (94, 92, and 90). Among elementaries, Bridgewater Elementary (87th percentile), Greenvale Park Elementary (86th), and Spring Creek Elementary (84th) all rank high, with Math scores near or above 67% against a state average of 44.9%. Prairie Creek Community School ranks lower at 71st percentile but still earns 4 stars.
Free/reduced lunch rates do not map neatly onto results: Greenvale Park Elementary has the highest public elementary rate at 33.4% yet the strongest elementary Reading score at 64.3%, while Prairie Creek Community School has the lowest rate at 17.78% and lower overall rankings. Arcadia Charter School shows strong graduation outcomes, with 94.1% graduating and a 0.0% dropout rate. Northfield Area Learning Center is a clear outlier, with the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 59.81%, 62.7% graduation, and 9.8% dropout, and likely serves a different population. Some values are suppressed by the state and shown as —; treat those as unknown, not zero.
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