Best Public Schools in Blue Earth County, Minnesota & Rankings

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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
Maple River Secondary	Public	6-12	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 524-3930	502	29	17.2	37.6%	444 (88.4%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	70.4	134^th of 450 public high schools	70.2%		71.4	131^st of 480 public high schools	72.7%	3				52.9	51.4	59.3	35.2	49.3				64.7	51.4	52.5	57.6	56.6	$12,255
Maple River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 524-3918	424	34	12.5	40.8%	370 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	64.4	329^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.3%		72.4	231^st of 881 public elementary schools	73.8%	98	73.6	55.9	50.0					60.1	47.2	42.7	63.2					51.0
Kato Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	110 N 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Kato Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-5524	77	8	9.7	76.6%	57 (74.0%)	6 (7.8%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	7.8	429^th of 450 public high schools	4.7%		5	465^th of 480 public high schools	3.1%	36							0.0	7.4							21.4	26.7	$17,294
Central High Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	79	10	8.0	68.4%	40 (50.6%)	14 (17.7%)	11 (13.9%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.2%)	9.6	422^nd of 450 public high schools	6.2%		7.1	445^th of 480 public high schools	7.3%	23							7.1	7.1							6.3	6.3	$22,489
Life Lines Adult Connection	Public	11-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$3,949
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1					83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6					60.4	$11,481
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5					76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1					68.7	$12,553
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7					58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0					57.7	$11,943
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3					77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7					61.5	$12,284
Mankato East Senior High	Public	9-12	2600 Hoffman Rd	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5671	1,302	66	19.7	36.9%	858 (65.9%)	208 (16.0%)	118 (9.1%)	26 (2.0%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (6.3%)	50.2	255^th of 450 public high schools	43.3%		67.4	158^th of 480 public high schools	67.1%	97							29.0	29.0							44.7	44.7	$12,359
Mankato West Senior High	Public	9-12	1351 S Riverfront Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3461	1,232	60	20.4	26.5%	943 (76.5%)	115 (9.3%)	86 (7.0%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	85.2	55^th of 450 public high schools	87.8%		87.8	35^th of 480 public high schools	92.7%	20							48.1	48.1							64.0	64.0	$11,408
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7					68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0					58.6	$12,110
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1					70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6					54.8	$11,470
Prairie Winds Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Prairie Winds Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 345-6625	887	50	17.8	42.8%	562 (63.4%)	166 (18.7%)	79 (8.9%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.1%)	66	155^th of 519 public middle schools	70.1%		58.8	204^th of 545 public middle schools	62.6%	49				49.3	42.3	48.0		46.5				48.4	43.5	50.5		47.4	$11,184
Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10 Civic Center Plaza Suite	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1818	233	17	13.7	42.5%	163 (70.0%)	26 (11.2%)	22 (9.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)																	$22,254
Central Freedom School	Public	7-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	1	1	1.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$64,091
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1					54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1					44.3	$11,596
Mankato Area Night School	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$6,420
Mankato Area Summer School	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$8,149
Prairie Care Mankato	Public, Alternative	K-12	120 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1818	18	1	18.0	50.0%	10 (55.6%)	1 (5.6%)	6 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$3,949
Central Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	110 Fulton Street	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0	1	2.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mankato Area Public Schools Online	Public	9-12	10 Civic Center Plaza	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1868	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Insite	Public	12	50 Navaho Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1818	18	0		66.7%	11 (61.1%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)
St. Clair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 245-3533	411	24	17.1	20.4%	392 (95.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	77.2	176^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.8%		83.8	103^rd of 881 public elementary schools	88.3%	73	70.0	65.5	48.3	55.7				60.2	64.3	47.3	69.5	66.1				62.2	$9,814
St. Clair Secondary	Public	7-12	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 245-3027	409	19	21.1	25.2%	390 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	86.8	46^th of 450 public high schools	89.8%		42.6	296^th of 480 public high schools	38.3%	250					33.3	29.6	49.2	37.0					42.7	34.7	64.5	46.4	$11,369
Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E Watonwan St	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 726-2320	423	39	10.9	25.1%	379 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	91.2	35^th of 872 public elementary schools	96.0%		86.1	77^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.3%	42	82.9	84.9	74.7					80.5	60.9	67.1	79.0					69.5	$10,691
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec	Public	6-12	607 Knights Ln	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	No	No	No	(507) 726-2110	506	30	16.8	23.9%	469 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	77.2	97^th of 450 public high schools	78.4%		81	69^th of 480 public high schools	85.6%	28				41.6	53.3	36.6	44.2	43.5				50.0	45.0	24.3	56.6	44.4	$11,221
Lcwm Alp	Public	9-12	607 Knights Lane	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 726-2110	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Blue Earth County, MN

Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary

St. Clair Secondary

Franklin Elementary

Mankato West Senior High

Kennedy Elementary

Eagle Lake Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary

St. Clair Elementary

Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec

Washington Elementary

Maple River Secondary

Jefferson Elementary

Prairie Winds Middle School

Maple River Elementary

Rosa Parks Elementary

Mankato East Senior High

Central High Area Learning Center

Kato Public Charter School

Central Freedom School

Central Middle School Alternative Learning Center

Insite

Lcwm Alp

Life Lines Adult Connection

Mankato Area Night School

Mankato Area Public Schools Online

Mankato Area Summer School

Prairie Care Mankato

Special Education

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