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Schools in McLeod County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

5,835

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHutchinson Middle49^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lester Prairie Secondary up 131 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Holy Trinity School 7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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16 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or 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
SWWC Alternative Learning Center -	Public	9-12	2389 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	19	2	9.4	63.2%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Glencoe	Public	7-8	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Winsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	213	15	13.8	39.9%	193 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	33.5	616^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.4%		51.6	475^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.1%	141	45.0	40.4						42.5	22.5	46.8						35.6	$12,107
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse	Public	PK	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4690	28	0		25.0%	26 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																	$3,072
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	1825 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 864-2401	468	24	19.8	28.8%	355 (75.9%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	60.2	198^th of 450 public high schools	56.0%		64.3	179^th of 480 public high schools	62.7%	19							32.0	32.0							50.5	50.5	$11,981
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2677	290	24	12.2	42.8%	202 (69.7%)	1 (0.3%)	79 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$12,679
Lakeside Elementary	Public	3-6	229 Lake Ave	Silver Lake	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2501	408	27	14.9	40.0%	284 (69.6%)	5 (1.2%)	103 (25.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	63.7	339^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.8	325^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.1%	14	57.0	72.2	49.5	49.0				57.5	40.0	48.6	57.8	54.3				50.0	$10,532
GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	14	16.3	27.7%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	50.9	249^th of 519 public middle schools	52.0%		43.3	318^th of 545 public middle schools	41.7%	69					29.0	35.3		31.9					38.6	50.0		44.0	$8,253
New Century Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	950 School Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Century Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-3660	95	12	8.2	57.9%	82 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	13.1	403^rd of 450 public high schools	10.4%		14.5	417^th of 480 public high schools	13.1%	14					0.0		10.5	9.1					18.2		21.7	22.9	$16,803
New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1000 5th Ave SE	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-6362	219	21	10.5	59.4%	182 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	27.1	670^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.2%		31.9	642^nd of 881 public elementary schools	27.1%	28	36.0	28.6	21.7	28.6	20.0	36.4		28.4	36.0	23.8	56.5	35.7	33.3	45.5		38.5	$21,781
Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.1	619^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.7%	48	52.9	62.1	34.3	38.6				45.8	35.3	44.8	31.4	31.8				35.2	$9,504
Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	222	13	17.4	27.5%	171 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	71.7	127^th of 450 public high schools	71.8%		49.8	258^th of 480 public high schools	46.3%	131					20.7	52.5	50.0	43.1					34.5	22.5	47.2	34.3	$11,799
Hutchinson Park Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Glen St S	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-2837	371	27	13.6	36.1%	292 (78.7%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (15.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	78.9	157^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.0%		81.5	126^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.7%	31		65.3	64.3					64.8		51.2	74.1					63.0	$10,698
Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	535	35	15.2	26.2%	452 (84.5%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	84.7	49^th of 519 public middle schools	90.6%		82.8	62^nd of 545 public middle schools	88.6%	13				58.9	53.9	62.6		58.6				62.3	52.4	59.4		58.1	$10,255
Hutchinson Senior High	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	863	50	17.2	27.1%	693 (80.3%)	12 (1.4%)	100 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	57.1	220^th of 450 public high schools	51.1%		68.3	152^nd of 480 public high schools	68.3%	68							31.4	31.4							48.4	48.4	$11,594
Crow River Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	32	0	133.3	65.6%	22 (68.8%)	1 (3.1%)	7 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	13.1	404^th of 450 public high schools	10.2%		4.8	466^th of 480 public high schools	2.9%	62							9.5	9.5							20.0	20.0	$8,883
Hutchinson West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	875 School Rd	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-4470	431	35	12.1	39.9%	353 (81.9%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,733
Cornerstone	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-2618	10	0		70.0%	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																	$32,271
Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C.	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	73	0		54.8%	44 (60.3%)	2 (2.7%)	21 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	6.2	498^th of 519 public middle schools	4.0%		8.6	511^th of 545 public middle schools	6.2%	13				5.3	5.6	0.0		4.2				15.8	16.7	25.0		18.1	$21,878
Hutchinson Transition Assistance Pg	Public	12	30 Glen St NW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 234-2618	30	2	18.0	63.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)																	$14,954
Hutchinson Night Alt Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 234-2692	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,734
Hutchinson Tiger Elementary	Public	2-3	805 School Road SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-1122	375	27	13.6	31.7%	308 (82.1%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	71.5							71.5	53.1							53.1
First Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	1015 14th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 864-3317	149	9	13.9		125 (83.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Holy Trinity School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	110 Winsted Ave W	Winsted	55395	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 485-2182	112	14	7.0		92 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Immanuel Lutheran School	Private, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	PK, KG-8	20917 Walden Ave	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 587-4858	74	3	19.3		57 (77.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Northwoods Sda Elementary	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK, KG-8	95 Academy Ln NW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 234-5994	59	5	11.4		49 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Maplewood Academy	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	9-12	700 Main St N	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 587-2830	71	7	10.2		30 (42.3%)	21 (29.6%)	15 (21.1%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)
St Anastasia Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-7	400 Lake St SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 587-2490	123	7	10.5		74 (60.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Anastasia Cahtolic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-7	400 Lake St SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 829-0965	126	9	8.9		75 (59.5%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	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.

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.