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Best Public Schools in Meeker County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

3,335

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDassel Elementary83^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

A.C.G.C. Secondary up 67 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Acgc Elementary Grades 5 And 6 9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Ranking:

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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
Wings Alternative Program	Public	7-12	1326 E Ripley St	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	16	2	8.0	81.3%	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								27.3
SWWC ELC - Cosmos	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Saturn Ste A	Cosmos	56228	Meeker County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 877-7074	39	4	10.9	71.8%	27 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)								4.8				0.0								16.7
A.C.G.C. Secondary	Public	7-12	27250 Minnesota Highway 4	Grove City	56243	Meeker County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 244-4700	390	26	14.8	43.1%	321 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	71.9	121^st of 473 public high schools	74.4%		61.9	188^th of 450 public high schools	58.2%	67					30.0	43.8	44.0	39.1		21.9	47.9	33.0					31.7	39.1	35.3	35.4	$13,606
Acgc Elementary Grades 5 And 6	Public	5-6	27250 Minnesota Hwy 4	Grove City	56243	Meeker County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-4677	134	15	9.0	43.3%	112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)								(n/a)			48.3	39.1				43.4	21.7			21.7			20.0	42.0				31.8	$9,121
Dassel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	131 William Ave E	Dassel	55325	Meeker County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	364	21	16.9	31.9%	339 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	86.2	83^rd of 869 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.9	37^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.8%	46	61.9	62.5						62.2					77.0	80.6						78.9	$10,673
Eden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Stearns Ave E	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 453-2900	383	25	15.2	31.1%	352 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	72.1	239^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.5%		71.2	253^rd of 872 public elementary schools	71.0%	14	44.7	40.3	69.8	60.6				53.6	45.3			45.3	75.0	49.3	70.4	56.1				61.3	$10,332
Eden Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	298 Brooks St N	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 453-2900	425	27	15.5	22.8%	396 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	71.8	122^nd of 473 public high schools	74.2%		80.2	80^th of 450 public high schools	82.2%	42					41.1	44.1	45.6	43.7		15.5	41.2	29.4					46.4	54.2	38.8	46.2	$11,078
Watkins Elementary	Public	PK-K	161 School Ave	Watkins	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 453-2900	60	6	10.5	33.3%	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)																					$3,483
Eden Valley-Watkins Alp	Public	8-12	298 Brooks St N	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 453-2900	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,483
Lake Ripley Elementary	Public	K-4	100 W Pleasure Dr	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 693-2436	568	41	13.9	50.5%	438 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (16.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	49.4	472^nd of 869 public elementary schools	45.7%		59.8	372^nd of 872 public elementary schools	57.3%	100	46.4	43.2						44.6					54.1	50.8						52.3	$11,629
Litchfield Middle School	Public	5-8	340 E 10th St	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2441	494	32	15.6	35.0%	409 (82.8%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	68.7	132^nd of 546 public middle schools	75.8%		69.5	138^th of 519 public middle schools	73.4%	6			52.3	62.1	43.8	45.2		50.6	34.6	15.8		24.9			29.0	36.2	66.7	47.8		45.7	$11,595
Litchfield Senior High	Public	9-12	901 N Gilman Ave	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2424	448	25	18.1	29.2%	379 (84.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	74.1	110^th of 473 public high schools	76.7%		88.9	33^rd of 450 public high schools	92.7%	77							48.0	48.0			37.2	37.2							47.3	47.3	$13,204
Litchfield Area Learning Program	Public	10-12	901 N Gilman Ave	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2424	14	1	10.4	71.4%	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$11,013

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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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