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Best Public Schools in Mower County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

6,896

Students

Districts

Top rankedSouthland Senior High115^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Southland Elementary up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southland Elementary 11.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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17 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (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
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)
Success East	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	16	4	4.5	81.3%	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Enrich Kingsland	Public, Alternative	K-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	10	1	10.0	70.0%	8 (80.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Enrich Alden	Public, Alternative	K-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	17	2	8.4	76.5%	11 (64.7%)	1 (5.9%)	5 (29.4%)	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)
Success West	Public, Alternative	K-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	4	2	2.6		2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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)								6.7								5.0
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%)	73.5	115^th of 450 public high schools	74.4%		75.5	105^th of 480 public high schools	78.1%	10							26.7	26.7							73.6	73.6	$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%)	50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%		42.5	562^nd of 881 public elementary schools	36.2%	87	73.3	41.5	15.6					42.7	66.7	43.9	50.0					52.4	$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%)	51.3	246^th of 519 public middle schools	52.6%		58.6	206^th of 545 public middle schools	62.2%	40				34.5	42.5	34.3		37.5				44.8	41.0	40.0		41.8	$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%)	33.7	327^th of 450 public high schools	27.3%		26.9	362^nd of 480 public high schools	24.6%	35							17.8	17.8							40.0	40.0	$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%)	17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%		30.1	653^rd of 881 public elementary schools	25.9%	80	39.0	33.6						36.4	26.1	20.9						23.6	$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%)	27	404^th of 519 public middle schools	22.2%		29.8	405^th of 545 public middle schools	25.7%	1					21.2	23.5		22.3					31.9	31.2		31.6	$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%)	27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%		17.2	745^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.4%	76	47.5	28.4						37.0	40.3	28.4						33.8	$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%)	8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.1	779^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.6%	28	23.8	30.8						26.5	13.8	18.9						15.8	$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%)	29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%		36.6	603^rd of 881 public elementary schools	31.6%	45	43.0	35.4						39.1	34.7	37.8						36.3	$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%)	4.9	443^rd of 450 public high schools	1.6%		6.2	451^st of 480 public high schools	6.0%	8					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0					10.5	0.0	10.0	7.1	$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)				0.0	10.0	0.0		2.3				27.3	20.0	25.0	20.0	20.8
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)			12.1	27.9				19.1			34.4	35.9				35.1	$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%)								(n/a)
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%)	68.1	292^nd of 872 public elementary schools	66.5%		80.1	142^nd of 881 public elementary schools	83.9%	150	62.5	66.7						64.7	43.8	58.3						51.5	$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%)	57.9	204^th of 519 public middle schools	60.7%		58.3	209^th of 545 public middle schools	61.7%	5			18.4	25.0	36.4	30.4		27.1			63.2	53.6	48.5	69.6		58.2	$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%)	55.1	227^th of 450 public high schools	49.6%		45.5	284^th of 480 public high schools	40.8%	57							17.5	17.5							62.2	62.2	$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%)	34.4	601^st of 872 public elementary schools	31.1%		28.7	664^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.6%	63	28.6	61.1	26.7					38.9	38.1	38.9	40.0					38.9	$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%)	32	334^th of 450 public high schools	25.8%		26.6	363^rd of 480 public high schools	24.4%	29				15.0	35.3	13.3	9.5	17.8				25.0	23.5	13.3	45.0	27.8	$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%)	20	713^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.2%		35.8	609^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.9%	104	11.8	39.1						27.5	23.5	34.8						30.0	$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%)	40.9	293^rd of 450 public high schools	34.9%		50.9	252^nd of 480 public high schools	47.5%	41							7.1	7.1							53.3	53.3	$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%)	13.7	469^th of 519 public middle schools	9.6%		23.2	443^rd of 545 public middle schools	18.7%	26			6.9	3.9	16.0	11.8		9.3			41.4	23.1	24.0	33.3		30.6

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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.