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Best Public Schools in Twin Valley, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

166

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorman County East Elementary628^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Norman County East Elementary up 101 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Twin Valley, Minnesota is home to two schools - Norman County East Elementary and Norman County East Secondary, both part of the Norman County East School District. Based on the available data, these schools appear to be struggling to meet academic standards and provide a high-quality education to their students.

Neither Norman County East Elementary nor Norman County East Secondary stand out as top-performing schools in the area. Norman County East Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Norman County East Secondary has had a more varied performance, ranking as high as 60th out of 480 Minnesota high schools in 2023-2024 (4-star rating) but dropping to 388th out of 450 in 2024-2025 (1-star rating).

Both schools have struggled with proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments, with scores well below the state averages in math and reading. Additionally, Norman County East Secondary has a slightly below-average four-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4.4%. These factors suggest that the schools in Twin Valley, Minnesota face significant challenges in providing a quality education to their students, and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

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Ranking:

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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 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
FED Norman County East Credit Rec	Public	9-12	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0																		(n/a)
Norman County East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 584-5151	95	12	7.9	47.4%	75 (78.9%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	31.7	628^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.0%		19	729^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.3%	101	33.3	45.5	6.7			34.0	50.0	38.9	54.6	13.3			37.0	$14,691
Norman County East Secondary	Public	7-12	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 584-5151	71	8	8.8	47.9%	52 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.9%)	16.3	388^th of 450 public high schools	13.8%		82.4	60^th of 480 public high schools	87.5%	328				0.0	6.7	8.8					40.0	30.8	34.4	$16,037

Cities Near Twin Valley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ada	12.4 mi	2	63^rd
Mahnomen	13.87 mi	3	428^th
Ulen	14.18 mi	2	194^th
Waubun	16.82 mi	3	421^st
Fertile	17.15 mi	2	141^st

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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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