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Best Public Schools in Nicollet County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

3,527

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBridges Community Elementary66^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Monroe Elementary up 90 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Nicollet High School 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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11 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
Minnesota Valley School	Public, Alternative	K-12	801 Davis St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	Minnesota Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-5420	27	6	4.2	66.7%	20 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)								4.8												4.8
Minnesota River School	Public, Alternative	K-12	801 Davis Street	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	Minnesota Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-5420	14	3	4.3	50.0%	7 (50.0%)	5 (35.7%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Socrates Online	Public, Alternative	1-12	2075 Lookout Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Socrates	No	No	No	No	(507) 389-5106	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	72.3	238^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.6%		75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%	39	51.4	59.8	64.4					58.5	15.1			15.1	70.7	75.9	63.0					70.2	91.2%	7.4%	$10,759
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	72	241^st of 869 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%	90	54.9	52.8	65.8					58.2	30.1			30.1	74.5	54.2	58.9					61.2	89.6%	8.3%	$10,983
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	87.3	66^th of 869 public elementary schools	92.4%		84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%	36	68.2	74.0	77.8					73.4	26.7			26.7	84.4	80.0	64.4					76.4	92.5%	7.5%	$12,880
Futures Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1610 Commerce Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1455	33	12	2.7	78.8%	13 (39.4%)	12 (36.4%)	3 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)								(n/a)								20.0															$48,807
Futures Sun	Public, Alternative	1-12	2077 Lookout Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1455	21	0		61.9%	11 (52.4%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Nicollet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 232-3411	156	12	13.5	25.6%	143 (91.7%)	4 (2.6%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	211^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.7%		69	280^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.9%	69	42.9	60.0	76.7	53.3				61.9	40.0			40.0	71.4	68.0	46.7	33.3				54.8	84.6%	7.7%	$12,920
Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	151	14	10.9	14.6%	141 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	56	222^nd of 473 public high schools	53.1%		79.7	82^nd of 450 public high schools	81.8%	140					36.8	76.5	43.8	51.9		23.5	25.0	24.2					31.6	58.8	35.3	41.5			$13,068
Hoffman Learning Center	Public	5-12	2001 Sheppard Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-9820	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$22,088
North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	429	27	15.6	38.2%	314 (73.2%)	18 (4.2%)	73 (17.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	78.5	162^nd of 869 public elementary schools	81.4%		80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%	18	52.5	64.4						58.5					65.2	78.1						71.8			$11,472
South Elementary School	Public	K-1	1405 S 7th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-2754	269	20	13.3	43.1%	191 (71.0%)	12 (4.5%)	55 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)																					90.4%	3%	$16,088
St. Peter High School	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Avenue	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	692	36	19.0	31.8%	485 (70.1%)	50 (7.2%)	123 (17.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	64.5	175^th of 473 public high schools	63.0%		70.1	137^th of 450 public high schools	69.6%	38							56.7	56.7			28.9	28.9							31.8	31.8			$20,295
St. Peter Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Lincoln Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4210	617	34	18.2	39.2%	415 (67.3%)	45 (7.3%)	117 (19.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	66.7	150^th of 546 public middle schools	72.5%		67.7	146^th of 519 public middle schools	71.9%	4			60.7	56.6	41.7	57.5		54.2	35.6	18.2		26.6			37.7	37.1	35.4	53.4		41.0			$4,389
St. Peter Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Ave	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$12,077
Mn Security Hospital Yaap	Public	7-12	2100 Sheppard Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-5420	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rock Bend High School Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	801 Davis St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	14	1	9.7	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																							$4,389
Oshawa Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	1717 Sheppard Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-9820	25	0		88.0%	17 (68.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)								0.0												0.0

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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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