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Best Elementary Schools in Pipestone, MN

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At a glance

School

580

Students

Top rankedPipestone Elementary511^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

Pipestone, Minnesota is home to a single elementary school, Pipestone Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 340 out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 511 out of 872 in 2024-2025.

Pipestone Elementary's proficiency rates in Math and Reading are below the state averages, with only 42.74% of students proficient in Math (compared to 45.21% statewide) and 48.18% proficient in Reading (compared to 49.59% statewide) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rates are particularly low, with just 30.95% proficient in Math (compared to 42.94% statewide) and 56.63% proficient in Reading (compared to 57.09% statewide).

Pipestone Elementary serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 50.58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is lower than the state average, but this does not appear to be translating into improved academic performance. The school's declining performance compared to the Pipestone Area School District and the state of Minnesota suggests that targeted interventions and additional resources may be needed to help Pipestone Elementary better serve its students and community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	580	43	13.4	49.1%	365 (62.9%)	13 (2.2%)	153 (26.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	46.2	511^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.4%		51.7	472^nd of 881 public elementary schools	46.4%	39	48.2	49.4	31.0	42.7	45.7	42.2	56.6	48.2	$11,769

Cities Near Pipestone

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Benton	12.05 mi	3	26^th
Edgerton	12.36 mi	2	265^th
Tyler	16.61 mi	4	221^st
Luverne	23.6 mi	6	57^th
Beaver Creek	26.66 mi	1	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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