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Best Elementary Schools in Jackson County, MN

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Schools

643

Students

Districts

Top rankedHeron Lake-Okabena Elementary291^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary up 257 spots statewide this year

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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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	820 Park St	Jackson	56143	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 847-5963	350	27	13.0	40.0%	283 (80.9%)	11 (3.1%)	35 (10.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)								(n/a)	55.4				55.4			55.4				55.4	89%	8.2%	$11,464
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	4-5	703 Mill Road E	Lakefield	56150	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 662-6625	170	11	14.8	39.4%	156 (91.8%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (2.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	53.4	418^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.9%		58.6	387^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.6%	31		44.8	49.3		46.8	26.4	26.4		55.2	43.1		49.7			$13,741
Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Stearns Ave	Heron Lake	56137	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 793-2307	123	12	10.5	50.4%	98 (79.7%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (13.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	66	291^st of 869 public elementary schools	66.5%		42.2	548^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.2%	257	53.8	38.5	66.7	47.4	51.7	40.0	40.0	76.9	46.2	46.7	47.4	53.3	90.9%	0%	$12,646

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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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