Summary:
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota has just two schools serving roughly 1,180 students in grades 5 through 12, both in the Pequot Lakes Public Schools district, and both located at 30805 Olson St; because the city list includes no elementary or alternative schools, the available data begins at grade 5.
Pequot Lakes Senior High serves grades 9–12 with 599 students and stands out most for student outcomes: a 92.2% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide, and a 1.9% dropout rate versus 4.2%. Reading proficiency is 60.8% versus the state's 48.6%, and science is 52.4% versus 25.5% — more than double the state figure. Math is the clear weak spot at 31.9% against the state's 44.9%, down from 37.4% the year before. Its latest rank is 66 of 473 (86th percentile, 4 stars), up from 108 of 450.
Pequot Lakes Middle serves grades 5–8 with 581 students and has improved steadily, rising from the 73rd to the 82nd to the 83rd percentile (latest rank 91 of 546, 4 stars). Reading is 61.2% versus 48.6% and math 50.8% versus 44.9%, while science is 27.6% — only 2.1 points above the state and below the district's 35.8%. Its edge over the state narrows by grade 8, where math is 42.8% versus 42.3%. Notably, it achieves this with a higher student-teacher ratio than the high school (20.2 versus 15.3) and a slightly higher free/reduced lunch rate (32.87% versus 29.88%). The district overall earns 5 stars, the 93rd percentile, ranking 34 of 458.
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