Summary:
Rothsay, Minnesota is served by two public schools in the Rothsay Public School District: Rothsay Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 with 194 students, and Rothsay Secondary, which serves grades 7–12 with 140 students, for a combined enrollment of 334. The district is ranked 183rd of 458 in Minnesota, placing it in the 60th percentile with 3 stars.
Rothsay Elementary is the academic standout. In 2025–26 its all-grade proficiency was above both the district and the state in Math (55.7% vs. district 50.0% and state 44.9%) and Reading (53.6% vs. 48.4% and 48.6%), though Science was below the state at 19.0% vs. 25.5%. It ranked in the 64th percentile with 3 stars, down from 4 stars in 2023–24. Rothsay Secondary stands out instead for completion: a 95.6% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, far ahead of the state's 84.9% and 4.2%. Its test proficiency, however, is below state levels in Math (41.3%), Reading (39.7%), and Science (15.0%); it improved from 2 stars to 3 stars and has held steady since.
Science is the clearest district-wide weak spot, with both schools below the state, and the secondary school's End-of-Course Science score at 15.8% vs. 35.0% statewide. Trends differ by school: elementary Reading improved from 47.56% to 53.6%, while Math slipped from 57.32% to 55.7% and Science dropped from 28.0% to 19.0%; secondary Math fell from 49.3% to 41.3% and Reading from 45.71% to 39.7%, with Science roughly flat. Grade-level pockets of strength include 3rd grade Math at 72.2%, 6th grade Math at 52.0%, and 5th grade Reading at 66.7%, while 4th grade Reading at 33.3% and 7th grade Math at 22.2% are weak points. Because enrollment is small, a few students can shift a grade-level rate by several points.
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