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Best Public Schools in Mower County, MN

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Schools

6,849

Students

Districts

Top rankedSouthland Senior High83^rd of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Leroy Secondary up 170 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southland Elementary 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Austin Online Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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12 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)								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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Smec Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	70	5	14.0	61.4%	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Enrich GM	Public, Alternative	K-12	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	6	0		—	5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
CARDS Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	16	3	6.3	62.5%	15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Reset	Public, Alternative	1-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	11	3	3.6	72.7%	7 (63.6%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)
Next Step East (Grand Meadow)	Public	8-12	112 Main St S	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	4	1	4.0	—	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
SMEC Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Success	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 2nd St	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oakland Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2001 2nd Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Albert Lea Area Special Educ	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1850	40	7	6.1	75.0%	21 (52.5%)	5 (12.5%)	8 (20.0%)	2 (5.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)								(n/a)								16.7												12.5
Southland Senior High	Public	9-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	190	11	17.9	25.8%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78	83^rd of 473 public high schools	82.5%		73.5	115^th of 450 public high schools	74.4%	32							69.6	69.6			60.0	60.0							20.0	20.0			$23,558
Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	223	20	11.1	44.4%	188 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	58.5	367^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.8%		50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%	108	40.5	65.5	42.5					48.1	27.5			27.5	59.5	72.4	42.5					56.6	92.9%	0%	$13,315
Southland Middle	Public	6-8	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	107	6	16.6	38.3%	94 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	49.6	272^nd of 546 public middle schools	50.2%		51.3	246^th of 519 public middle schools	52.6%	26				45.2	40.0	42.9		42.9		16.7		16.7				25.8	44.0	30.6		32.6			$6,162
Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,485	82	18.1	54.9%	578 (38.9%)	119 (8.0%)	508 (34.2%)	178 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.2%)	51 (3.4%)	40.4	292^nd of 473 public high schools	38.3%		33.7	327^th of 450 public high schools	27.3%	35							32.9	32.9			27.7	27.7							23.6	23.6			$13,519
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3						30.7					40.9	26.5						34.0	≥ 98%		$13,687
Ellis Middle	Public	7-8	1700 4th Ave SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1500	726	49	14.7	58.3%	285 (39.3%)	65 (9.0%)	215 (29.6%)	106 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	28 (3.9%)	30.9	400^th of 546 public middle schools	26.7%		27	404^th of 519 public middle schools	22.2%	4					27.8	37.6		33.1		6.1		6.1					25.0	29.7		27.6			$13,678
Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	33.3	619^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%	50	31.7	40.3						36.2					38.7	49.3						44.2	≥ 98%		$13,419
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5						22.3					36.7	17.4						27.7	95.7%	2.9%	$12,892
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0						44.9					44.8	47.6						46.5	97.5%	1.2%	$13,247
Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	4.4	469^th of 473 public high schools	0.8%		4.9	443^rd of 450 public high schools	1.6%	26					0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6		0.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	5.3	0.0	1.3			$15,568
Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$6,248
New Dominion Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 28th St NE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 434-8667	1	0		—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					9.1	9.1	0.0	7.0		0.0		0.0					10.0	0.0		5.4
Austin Community Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 4th St SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1700	87	8	11.1	65.5%	33 (37.9%)	6 (6.9%)	26 (29.9%)	11 (12.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (9.2%)								(n/a)																							$30,037
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1800 4th Ave SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1525	712	52	13.7	59.0%	290 (40.7%)	66 (9.3%)	208 (29.2%)	91 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	23 (3.2%)								(n/a)			38.5	34.9				36.6	10.1			10.1			15.8	22.2				19.2			$12,441
Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	111	4	26.8	36.0%	86 (77.5%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	24.9	371^st of 473 public high schools	21.6%					(n/a)							38.5	38.5			7.7	7.7							8.3	8.3
Grand Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 754-5318	172	13	13.2	25.6%	163 (94.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	47.9	490^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.6%		68.1	292^nd of 872 public elementary schools	66.5%	198	46.9	41.2						43.9					53.1	50.0						51.5	93%	0%	$14,785
Grand Meadow Middle	Public	5-8	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 754-5318	131	7	19.5	27.5%	121 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	59.3	203^rd of 546 public middle schools	62.8%		57.9	204^th of 519 public middle schools	60.7%	1			60.5	57.5	37.0	51.5		52.9	31.6	21.2		26.8			31.6	37.5	25.9	36.4		33.3			$6,658
Grand Meadow Senior High	Public	9-12	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 754-5318	140	9	15.2	25.0%	126 (90.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	45.1	274^th of 473 public high schools	42.1%		55.1	227^th of 450 public high schools	49.6%	47							53.3	53.3			23.3	23.3							13.9	13.9			$16,769
Leroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5786	120	9	13.2	40.8%	107 (89.2%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	20.1	722^nd of 869 public elementary schools	16.9%		34.4	601^st of 872 public elementary schools	31.1%	121	30.8	25.0	23.5	15.4				25.0	11.8			11.8	50.0	40.0	11.8	15.4				32.9			$14,240
Leroy Secondary	Public	7-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	138	8	17.2	26.8%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	65.8	164^th of 473 public high schools	65.3%		32	334^th of 450 public high schools	25.8%	170					0.0	38.9	44.4	28.8		5.6	38.9	22.2					12.5	27.8	33.3	25.0			$15,605
Lyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 325-2201	125	10	12.1	55.2%	99 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	16	744^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.4%		20	713^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.2%	31	21.1	31.6						26.3					42.1	15.8						28.9	94.7%	5.3%	$15,341
Lyle High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 325-2201	82	10	8.2	48.8%	69 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	61.6	191^st of 473 public high schools	59.6%		40.9	293^rd of 450 public high schools	34.9%	102							36.0	36.0			37.5	37.5							43.8	43.8			$11,980
Lyle Middle	Public	5-8	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 325-2201	99	5	21.2	57.6%	76 (76.8%)	2 (2.0%)	12 (12.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	25.6	422^nd of 546 public middle schools	22.7%		13.7	469^th of 519 public middle schools	9.6%	47			44.0	53.6	16.7	37.5		38.6	12.0	8.3		10.2			4.0	10.7	4.2	20.8		9.9

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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.