Best Public Schools in Nicollet County, Minnesota & Rankings

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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	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
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)								0.0								0.0
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%)	75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%		53.7	447^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.3%	248	72.6	67.1	51.0					62.6	57.1	61.4	62.0					60.2	$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%)	64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.2	434^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	43.2	68.1	56.7					55.4	43.8	60.6	66.7					55.9	$10,983
Dakota Meadows Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Howard Dr	North Mankato	56001	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5077	852	45	19.1	30.2%	646 (75.8%)	75 (8.8%)	55 (6.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	75.3	103^rd of 519 public middle schools	80.2%		72.1	126^th of 545 public middle schools	76.9%	23				47.5	48.0	50.6		48.6				55.4	54.9	52.8		54.4	$11,176
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%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2					70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2					69.5	$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)								7.7								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%)	69	280^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.9%		74.3	211^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.0%	69	87.5	80.7	26.7	29.2				60.6	54.2	67.7	60.0	45.8				57.5	$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%)	79.7	82^nd of 450 public high schools	81.8%		54.5	236^th of 480 public high schools	50.8%	154					47.1	32.0	73.3	47.4					70.6	40.0	54.2	53.0	$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%)	80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%		71	244^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.3%	100	76.0	69.4						72.9	59.3	56.3						57.9	$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)																	$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%)	70.1	137^th of 450 public high schools	69.6%		64.9	173^rd of 480 public high schools	64.0%	36							41.1	41.1							52.4	52.4	$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%)	67.7	146^th of 519 public middle schools	71.9%		71.9	130^th of 545 public middle schools	76.1%	16			42.8	30.7	43.6	46.1		41.0			61.0	62.0	58.2	45.5		56.4	$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								16.7

Best Public Schools in Nicollet County, MN

Bridges Community Elementary

North Elementary School

Nicollet High School

Hoover Elementary

Dakota Meadows Middle School

St. Peter High School

Nicollet Elementary School

St. Peter Middle School

Monroe Elementary

Futures Program

Futures Sun

Hoffman Learning Center

Minnesota River School

Minnesota Valley School

Mn Security Hospital Yaap

Oshawa Learning Academy

Rock Bend High School Alternative Learning Center

Socrates Online

South Elementary School

St. Peter Alternative Learning Center

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