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Best Public Schools in Houston 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

4,172

Students

Districts

Top rankedCaledonia Elementary89^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary up 187 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 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
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%)								(n/a)		36.4						45.2		36.4						46.7	$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%)								(n/a)								10.0								50.0	$12,056
Ridgeway Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	35564 County Road 12	Houston	55943	Houston County	Ridgeway Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 454-9566	97	10	9.6	23.7%	96 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	371^st of 872 public elementary schools	57.5%		75.3	197^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.6%	174	56.3	75.0	58.3					64.6	43.8	45.0	41.7					43.8	$10,347
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%)	85.7	89^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.8%		79.8	146^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.4%	57	72.0	74.5	52.6					67.6	70.0	62.8	84.2					71.2	$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%)	82.9	63^rd of 519 public middle schools	87.9%		77.6	87^th of 545 public middle schools	84.0%	24				47.7	49.1	58.5		51.5				72.7	52.8	61.0		61.6	$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%)	80.9	74^th of 450 public high schools	83.6%		73.7	114^th of 480 public high schools	76.3%	40							38.6	38.6							66.7	66.7	$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%)	76.2	192^nd of 872 public elementary schools	78.0%		68.9	265^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.9%	73	46.2	64.0	70.8	65.6				61.7	46.2	60.0	75.0	68.8				62.6	$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%)	21.8	371^st of 450 public high schools	17.6%		66.4	167^th of 480 public high schools	65.2%	204					30.3	14.3	14.3	19.8					48.5	22.0	31.3	33.0	$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%)	53.6	235^th of 450 public high schools	47.8%		46	280^th of 480 public high schools	41.7%	45							20.0	20.0							53.3	53.3	$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%)	48.3	490^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.5	637^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.7%	147	30.0	50.0	14.3					31.6	62.5	62.5	44.4					56.0
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%)	41.4	315^th of 519 public middle schools	39.3%		45.2	302^nd of 545 public middle schools	44.6%	13				13.6	17.9	10.7		14.1				46.4	48.4	52.9		49.5
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%)	72.5	237^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.8%		56.2	424^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.9%	187	70.6	62.9						66.7	52.9	54.3						53.6	$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%)	48.4	264^th of 450 public high schools	41.3%		42.6	297^th of 480 public high schools	38.1%	33							15.4	15.4							54.8	54.8	$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%)	43.6	299^th of 519 public middle schools	42.4%		48.2	281^st of 545 public middle schools	48.4%	18			29.6	25.0	29.6	30.8		28.8			61.7	51.4	44.3	33.9		48.4	$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%)	76.6	181^st of 872 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.6	229^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.0%	48	56.0	66.7	77.1	61.5				66.4	32.0	51.9	80.0	80.8				62.8	$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%)	35.1	318^th of 450 public high schools	29.3%		62.9	189^th of 480 public high schools	60.6%	129					31.0	41.2	8.8	23.8					65.5	35.3	55.6	54.7	$14,757

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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.