Best Public Schools in Ulen, MN

Summary:

The city of Ulen, Minnesota is home to two schools: Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary and Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary, both part of the Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District. While Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking and academic performance, Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary appears to be struggling in comparison to other elementary schools in the state.

Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary has made significant progress, moving from the 260th position out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to the 114th position out of 450 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary outperforms the district and state averages in several areas, particularly in reading proficiency for 10th-grade students.

In contrast, Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary appears to be performing below average compared to other elementary schools in the state. The school has a lower statewide ranking, declining from 567th out of 845 in 2022-2023 to 459th out of 872 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles in some areas, such as math proficiency for 5th and 6th-grade students, and may need to focus on improving its academic performance to better serve its 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 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th 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 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary	Public	K-6	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 596-8853	144	13	10.6	44.4%	114 (79.2%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.5%)	51.7	459^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.2	499^th of 881 public elementary schools	43.4%	40	61.9	63.2	22.2	30.8				44.1	42.9	52.6	52.6	50.0				49.4	$11,769
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary	Public	7-12	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 596-8853	158	12	12.7	32.9%	119 (75.3%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	73.6	114^th of 450 public high schools	74.7%		67.1	162^nd of 480 public high schools	66.3%	48					30.8	36.7	29.4	32.9					37.0	48.4	64.3	50.0	$14,248

Cities Near Ulen

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hawley	12.72 mi	6	9^th
Twin Valley	12.77 mi	3	419^th
Lake Park	15.34 mi	2	346^th
Ogema	15.67 mi	1
Waubun	16.55 mi	3	421^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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