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Best Public Schools in Grant County, MN

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Schools

1,012

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Central Area N. Elementary185^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ashby Elementary up 161 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Central Area N. Elementary 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

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	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
West Central Area N. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	411 1st St SE	Elbow Lake	56531	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 685-7500	144	15	9.6	41.0%	124 (86.1%)	4 (2.8%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	76.5	185^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.8%		74.6	208^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.4%	23	78.1	70.4						74.6	56.3	48.2						52.5	$13,651
West Central Area Secondary	Public	9-12	301 County Road 2	Barrett	56311	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	No	(320) 528-7400	229	18	12.5	34.5%	203 (88.6%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	73.9	109^th of 450 public high schools	75.8%		68.4	150^th of 480 public high schools	68.8%	41							25.0	25.0							78.0	78.0	$21,120
WCA Middle School	Public	5-8	301 County Road 2	Barrett	56311	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 528-7400	232	15	15.2	34.9%	219 (94.4%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	39.5	320^th of 519 public middle schools	38.3%		58	212^th of 545 public middle schools	61.1%	108			36.4	27.3	25.5	32.2		30.6			58.2	61.1	20.8	35.6		44.4	$5,552
West Central Area ALP	Public	5-12	301 County Road 2	Barrett	56311	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	No	(320) 528-7401	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ashby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Birch Ave	Ashby	56309	Grant County	Ashby Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 747-2257	178	16	11.2	33.1%	174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	215^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.3%		59.6	376^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.3%	161	80.0	66.7	52.4	42.9				61.3	60.0	44.4	71.4	59.3				58.1	$8,994
Ashby Secondary	Public	7-12	300 Birch Ave	Ashby	56309	Grant County	Ashby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 747-2257	137	12	11.6	35.0%	131 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	35.8	312^th of 450 public high schools	30.7%		22.6	381^st of 480 public high schools	20.6%	69					55.6	70.0	22.7	49.3					48.2	55.0	36.8	47.0	$12,455
Herman-Norcross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	504 Lois Ave N	Herman	56248	Grant County	Herman-Norcross Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 677-2291	56	9	5.9	41.1%	48 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)								45.5								36.4	$17,973
Herman-Norcross High School	Public	7-12	504 Lois Ave N	Herman	56248	Grant County	Herman-Norcross Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 677-2291	36	5	7.1	13.9%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)								5.9							18.2	13.6	$18,907

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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.