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Best Public Schools in Lincoln County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

1,075

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHendricks Elementary9^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hendricks Elementary up 178 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mnvss 5.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (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	Total
Rtr Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	100 Strong St	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5911	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hendricks Learning Center - Credit	Public	9-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 275-3115	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heartland Elementary	Public	K-8	2171 100th Ave	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 368-3250	12	2	5.1	75.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$14,174
Rtr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 247-5913	266	26	10.4	36.8%	246 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	43.1	537^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.2%		53	447^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.7%	90	34.0	31.1	60.0					40.7	25.0			25.0	52.0	48.9	35.0					45.9	$11,852
RTR Secondary School	Public	6-12	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5913	380	27	14.3	35.3%	345 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	67.7	144^th of 473 public high schools	69.6%		54.1	230^th of 450 public high schools	48.9%	86				45.5	36.7	60.0	57.1	50.0		30.0	33.9	32.1				38.6	40.8	50.0	31.6	40.0	$15,968
Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 203-3425	74	11	6.4	40.5%	61 (82.4%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.7%)	5 (6.8%)	96.6	9^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.0%		76.5	187^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.6%	178		75.0	84.6					71.4	50.0			50.0		91.7	76.9					77.1	$18,813
Hendricks High School	Public	7-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 203-3425	59	7	8.8	47.5%	50 (84.7%)	3 (5.1%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	39.4	295^th of 473 public high schools	37.6%					(n/a)						50.0	30.0	32.3		25.0	30.0	27.3						33.3		25.0	$24,469
Mnvss	Public, Virtual	5-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 203-3425	111	19	5.8	48.6%	87 (78.4%)	2 (1.8%)	14 (12.6%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																					$7,531
Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe	Public	PK, KG-6	421 N Rebecca St	Ivanhoe	56142	Lincoln County	Ivanhoe Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 694-1540	71	7	9.9	22.5%	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	55.7	397^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.3%					(n/a)	41.7			54.5				62.2					58.3			36.4				59.5	$11,546
Lake Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 368-4241	100	12	8.3	36.0%	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.5	248^th of 869 public elementary schools	71.5%		85.7	88^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.9%	160	53.8	50.0	76.9	61.5				60.4	15.4			15.4	69.2	50.0	76.9	76.9				67.9	$11,899
Lake Benton Secondary	Public	7-12	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 368-4241	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (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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