Summary:
Wabasso, Minnesota is home to two public schools serving about 404 students in the Wabasso Public School District: Wabasso Elementary for grades PK–6 and Wabasso Secondary for grades 7–12. There is no standalone middle school and no alternative school in this group. The district ranks 72nd of 458 districts in Minnesota, putting it in the 84th percentile with a 4-star rating.
Wabasso Secondary is the standout. Its state rank climbed from 161st of 480 (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 29th of 473 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026. It posts a 100.0% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide, a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide, and 68.6% math proficiency versus 44.9% statewide. Science is also above the state at 30.3% versus 25.5%. Reading is the weak spot: 39.6% across all grades versus 48.6% statewide, with 7th grade reading at 22.9% against the state's 43.5%, while 10th grade reading is 55.6% versus 42.5%.
Wabasso Elementary is a steady 3-star school, ranked 290th of 869 (67th percentile) in 2025–2026. Math (65.5% vs. 44.9%) and reading (51.7% vs. 48.6%) are both above the state, but science is a serious outlier at 5.9% versus 25.5% statewide — the same figure as 5th grade science — after being 35.71% in 2024–2025. Class sizes are smaller at the elementary level, with a 9.1 student-teacher ratio versus 15.2 at the secondary school, and 40.72% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch versus 32.49%. With only 167 elementary students and 237 secondary students, single-grade cohorts can swing school-wide percentages, so the elementary science drop is worth monitoring.
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