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Best Public Schools in Plainview, MN

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855

Students

Top rankedPlainview-Elgin-Millville High84^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Plainview-Elgin-Millville High up 7 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Plainview, Minnesota is home to two schools: Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School and Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3, an elementary school. These schools are part of the Plainview-Elgin-Millville school district and serve students from preschool through 12th grade.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School stands out as a top-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools. It has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 84.2%, which is higher than the state average. The school also outperforms the state in math and reading proficiency across multiple grade levels.

In contrast, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3 has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 35.86% compared to the high school's 30.17%, which may indicate potential socioeconomic disparities within the district. However, the elementary school's lower student-teacher ratio of 13 compared to the high school's 17.8 suggests more personalized attention for younger students.

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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	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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High	Public	9-12	500 W Broadway	Plainview	55964	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 534-3128	414	24	17.5	25.8%	374 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	79.5	84^th of 450 public high schools	81.3%		77.5	91^st of 480 public high schools	81.0%	7		48.2	48.2		55.8	55.8	$11,125
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3	Public	PK, KG-3	600 W Broadway	Plainview	55964	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 534-4232	441	34	12.8	37.0%	383 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)	59.4		59.4	51.0		51.0	$10,995

Cities Near Plainview

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elgin	4.92 mi	2	86^th
Kellogg	12.8 mi	1
Eyota	13.2 mi	3	184^th
Saint Charles	14.75 mi	2	172^nd
Rochester	15.13 mi	53	248^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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