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Best Public Schools in Houston County, MN

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Schools

4,089

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCaledonia Middle28^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Spring Grove Secondary up 229 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary 10.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
HVED Spectrum Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1213 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Houston County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 452-1200	14	3	4.2	35.7%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1116 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent Montessori & STEM School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 895-4054	55	4	14.2	25.5%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	444^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.9%					(n/a)			45.5	70.0				64.5	27.3			27.3			36.4	20.0				43.8			$8,266
La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM	Public, Charter	7-12	1116 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent Montessori & STEM School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 895-4054	46	5	9.7	34.8%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.1	152^nd of 473 public high schools	67.9%					(n/a)							70.0	72.7			33.3	35.1								38.9			$12,056
Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 W Main St	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 725-5205	295	24	12.3	30.8%	275 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	81.7	127^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.7	89^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.8%	38	64.4	74.0	66.0					67.9	35.8			35.8	69.5	79.6	45.3					64.6	88%	0%	$12,802
Caledonia Middle	Public	6-8	825 N Warrior Ave	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 725-3316	138	12	11.6	24.6%	129 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	91.3	28^th of 546 public middle schools	94.9%		82.9	63^rd of 519 public middle schools	87.9%	35				75.0	70.2	61.5		68.3		25.0		25.0				55.0	61.7	68.6		62.3			$9,901
Caledonia Senior High	Public	9-12	825 N Warrior Ave	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 725-3316	259	19	13.4	16.2%	251 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	89.6	26^th of 473 public high schools	94.5%		80.9	74^th of 450 public high schools	83.6%	48							56.5	56.5			54.8	54.8							49.2	49.2			$13,283
Houston County JDC School	Public, Alternative	4-12	306 S Marshall St	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 725-3389	1	0		—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Sherman	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 896-5323	247	22	11.3	40.1%	232 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	72.8	229^th of 869 public elementary schools	73.6%		76.2	192^nd of 872 public elementary schools	78.0%	37	56.3	39.3	70.8	69.0				58.4	20.8			20.8	71.9	53.6	83.3	62.1				67.3	79.3%	10.3%	$12,311
Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	234	16	14.5	31.2%	222 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	39	297^th of 473 public high schools	37.2%		21.8	371^st of 450 public high schools	17.6%	74					35.3	33.3	26.7	31.9		6.7	36.7	21.7					32.4	13.8	16.0	21.6			$14,858
Summit Learning Program	Public	9-12	105 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 742-9939	22	3	6.9	72.7%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$11,189
Minnesota Virtual Academy High	Public, Virtual	9-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 742-9843	706	53	13.3	53.5%	458 (64.9%)	88 (12.5%)	64 (9.1%)	18 (2.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.1%)	60.2	200^th of 473 public high schools	57.7%		53.6	235^th of 450 public high schools	47.8%	35							44.1	44.1			27.6	27.6							42.1	42.1			$10,434
Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar	Public, Virtual	K-5	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 792-8787	392	21	18.8	64.3%	189 (48.2%)	80 (20.4%)	50 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)	35.7	599^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.1%		48.3	490^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.8%	109	15.4	31.3	62.5					37.8	37.5			37.5	23.1	25.0	31.3					26.7
Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 792-8787	333	28	11.7	56.5%	197 (59.2%)	51 (15.3%)	39 (11.7%)	9 (2.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	31.6	396^th of 546 public middle schools	27.5%		41.4	315^th of 519 public middle schools	39.3%	81				40.0	40.6	60.9		46.7		4.3		4.3				5.3	9.4	13.0		9.5
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	504 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 895-4484	359	33	10.7	26.5%	327 (91.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	81.4	130^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.5	237^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.8%	107	60.6	63.4						62.0					81.8	62.0						71.5	91.4%	3.4%	$12,930
La Crescent Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-4484	328	25	13.3	22.3%	289 (88.1%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	80.5	71^st of 473 public high schools	85.0%		48.4	264^th of 450 public high schools	41.3%	193							52.3	52.3			45.9	45.9							41.8	41.8			$21,003
La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-4484	311	22	13.9	20.6%	276 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.4%)	56	225^th of 546 public middle schools	58.8%		43.6	299^th of 519 public middle schools	42.4%	74			66.2	51.8	43.4	46.7		51.4	25.0	18.9		21.5			39.7	32.9	31.6	35.6		34.8			$2,319
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	703 S 11th St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 895-4484	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	186	14	13.3	30.6%	177 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	81.1	134^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.6%		76.6	181^st of 872 public elementary schools	79.2%	47	55.6	53.8	65.5	70.6				62.1	31.0			31.0	77.8	57.7	72.4	70.6				69.8	81%	19%	$11,013
Spring Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	163	9	18.0	28.8%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	77.3	89^th of 473 public high schools	81.2%		35.1	318^th of 450 public high schools	29.3%	229					53.8	63.0	50.0	56.2		3.7	42.1	19.6					69.2	48.1	42.1	54.2			$14,757
LaCrescent Gr 9-12	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55987	Houston County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1461	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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