Summary:
Pierz, Minnesota is home to two schools — Pioneer Elementary, which serves grades PK–6, and Healy Secondary, which serves grades 7–12 — both part of the Pierz Public School District, which ranks 71st of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it in the 84th percentile with 4 stars. The area has one elementary and one high school but no standalone middle school, since Healy covers grades 7–12. Each school reports an enrollment of 607 students, so together they serve roughly 1,214 students.
Pioneer Elementary is the standout. It has earned 5 stars for three straight years, ranking 68th of 869 ranked elementary schools in 2025–2026 (92nd percentile) and hovering in the top 6–8% of the state each year. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates are 72.8% in Math and 67.8% in Reading, well above the state's 44.9% and 48.6%, and it beats district averages in both subjects. Science is comparatively its weakest area at 30%, though still above the state's 25.5%. Grade-level results show broad strength, including 4th-grade Math at 83.1% and 5th-grade Reading at 73.3%. Its student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is lower than Healy's 16.5.
Healy Secondary shines in completion outcomes: a 94.5% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9%, and a 1.0% dropout rate versus 4.2%. Achievement is more uneven. Healy reached the 95th percentile with 5 stars in 2024–2025, then fell to the 62nd percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026. Reading is the clearest concern at 38.9% overall, below both the district (55.1%) and state (48.6%), with 10th grade at 31.6% and 7th grade at 33.7%. Math is 53.6% — above the state but below the district — with 11th grade strong at 64% versus the state's 35.3%. Science dipped year over year but remains slightly above state. In short, Pierz offers a consistently high-performing elementary school and a secondary school with excellent completion rates but volatile current achievement.
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