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Best Public Schools in Freeborn County, 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

3,953

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAlden-Conger Secondary26^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Glenville-Emmons Secondary up 193 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alden-Conger Elementary 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested 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 (2025)	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
Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	132	12	11.1	46.2%	112 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	34.8	600^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.2%		24.9	689^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.8%	89	66.7	50.0	26.3	17.7				39.4	46.7	30.0	31.6	41.2				36.6	$12,553
Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	104	9	11.7	41.3%	87 (83.7%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	69.1	141^st of 450 public high schools	68.7%		34.8	334^th of 480 public high schools	30.4%	193					31.6	25.0	41.7	31.4					27.8	25.0	52.4	35.6	$20,147
Next Step West (Alden)	Public	8-12	155 S Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Albert Lea Senior High	Public	8-12	2000 Tiger Ln	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5340	1,196	74	16.1	50.7%	704 (58.9%)	28 (2.3%)	284 (23.7%)	133 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	50.8	252^nd of 450 public high schools	44.0%		42.5	300^th of 480 public high schools	37.5%	48						24.4	23.1	23.8						34.2	50.3	41.8	$13,644
Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	360	24	14.9	69.7%	170 (47.2%)	11 (3.1%)	117 (32.5%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	39	580^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.5%		47.4	524^th of 881 public elementary schools	40.5%	56	58.3	50.0	26.9					44.5	41.7	19.6	51.9					38.4	$15,829
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Hawthorne	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4960	400	29	13.7	63.0%	195 (48.8%)	19 (4.8%)	81 (20.3%)	79 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	19.2	717^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.8%		18.8	731^st of 881 public elementary schools	17.0%	14	43.1	32.7	7.7					26.7	32.2	22.5	39.4					32.2	$12,375
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	400	28	14.2	52.3%	240 (60.0%)	8 (2.0%)	105 (26.3%)	25 (6.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	46.3	508^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.7%		54.9	436^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.5%	72	63.0	48.0	31.9					47.7	43.8	43.8	43.7					43.8	$14,996
Sibley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5080	275	23	11.9	66.5%	143 (52.0%)	11 (4.0%)	55 (20.0%)	54 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	21.5	705^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.2%		29.9	655^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.7%	50	31.0	24.3	33.3					29.8	27.3	23.7	45.2					32.3	$11,409
Southwest Middle	Public	6-7	1601 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5240	486	34	14.3	58.2%	258 (53.1%)	19 (3.9%)	130 (26.7%)	59 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	22.3	421^st of 519 public middle schools	18.9%		29.5	409^th of 545 public middle schools	25.0%	12				15.1	20.3			17.6				40.1	27.4			34.0	$13,277
Albert Lea Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-4800	113	5	24.5	70.8%	56 (49.6%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (38.9%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0									$14,035
Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 379-4810	37	0		75.7%	19 (51.4%)	1 (2.7%)	15 (40.5%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Alden-Conger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 874-3240	229	23	10.0	34.5%	206 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	41	563^rd of 872 public elementary schools	35.4%		48	516^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.4%	47	67.7	37.5	15.6	33.3				38.8	47.1	40.6	37.5	46.0				43.0	$10,670
Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	215	17	12.7	29.8%	201 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	90	26^th of 450 public high schools	94.2%		77	96^th of 480 public high schools	80.0%	70					25.0	52.6	43.8	40.6					28.6	57.9	78.1	56.1	$14,474

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.