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Best Public Schools in Nobles County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

5,157

Students

Districts

Top rankedEllsworth Secondary57^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Round Lake-Brewster Elementary up 79 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Round Lake-Brewster Middle School 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Ellsworth Secondary and 1 more

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7 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)								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	Total
Adrian Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2266	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Project Search-Sanford Worthington	Public	12	1018 6th Ave	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 616-0473	0			—															(n/a)
Round Lake-Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	377	26	14.2	73.2%	81 (21.5%)	5 (1.3%)	275 (72.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	42.7	540^th of 869 public elementary schools	37.9%		32.8	619^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.0%	79	42.6	35.4	57.8					44.9	20.0			20.0	50.0	35.4	42.2					42.9	$10,027
Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	Public	6-8	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	118	11	11.1	70.3%	24 (20.3%)	1 (0.8%)	86 (72.9%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26.3	417^th of 546 public middle schools	23.6%		29.4	394^th of 519 public middle schools	24.1%	23				40.0	31.0	38.6		37.4		6.8		6.8				14.0	17.2	22.2		17.7	$6,999
Adrian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Oklahoma Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 483-2225	295	22	13.3	36.6%	248 (84.1%)	4 (1.4%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	67.8	273^rd of 869 public elementary schools	68.6%		72.3	239^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.6%	34	34.2	52.4	64.4					51.2	24.4			24.4	69.2	66.7	73.3					69.8	$11,938
Adrian Secondary	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	155	12	12.8	35.5%	121 (78.1%)	2 (1.3%)	25 (16.1%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	49.6	259^th of 473 public high schools	45.2%		53.4	237^th of 450 public high schools	47.3%	22							35.6	35.6			34.8	34.8							24.2	24.2	$14,223
Adrian Middle	Public	6-8	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	139	8	16.5	38.1%	110 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	63.8	176^th of 546 public middle schools	67.8%		66	153^rd of 519 public middle schools	70.5%	23				44.2	35.4	57.1		44.4		19.4		19.4				34.9	45.8	71.4		49.2	$8,657
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	410 Indiana Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 483-2266	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ellsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	513 S Broadway St	Ellsworth	56129	Nobles County	Ellsworth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 967-2151	76	7	10.7	46.1%	68 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	53.8	414^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.4%		71.2	255^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.8%	159		41.7	63.6	50.0				55.0	36.4			36.4		58.3	18.2	30.0				42.5	$13,717
Ellsworth Secondary	Public	7-12	513 S Broadway St	Ellsworth	56129	Nobles County	Ellsworth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 967-2242	60	5	11.1	31.7%	49 (81.7%)	2 (3.3%)	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	83.2	57^th of 473 public high schools	87.9%					(n/a)						46.2	69.2	50.0		15.4	38.5	26.9						23.1		26.9	$17,346
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1700 1st Ave SW	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 727-1250	690	58	11.8	73.2%	84 (12.2%)	42 (6.1%)	482 (69.9%)	57 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	15 (2.2%)								(n/a)																					$11,931
Worthington Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 376-4174	664	45	14.7	69.7%	135 (20.3%)	36 (5.4%)	400 (60.2%)	65 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	21 (3.2%)	39.3	344^th of 546 public middle schools	37.0%		33.1	372^nd of 519 public middle schools	28.3%	28				39.4	33.2	34.6		35.9		7.9		7.9				29.2	34.0	40.3		34.3	$10,940
Worthington Senior High	Public	9-12	1211 Clary St	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 376-6121	1,118	64	17.5	60.5%	227 (20.3%)	52 (4.7%)	720 (64.4%)	86 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (2.0%)	15.9	411^th of 473 public high schools	13.1%		17.9	384^th of 450 public high schools	14.7%	27							27.4	27.4			6.5	6.5							9.3	9.3	$11,524
Learning Center	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	82	13	6.4	74.4%	8 (9.8%)	3 (3.7%)	67 (81.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	4.6	466^th of 473 public high schools	1.5%					(n/a)							0.0	4.8			0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0	$19,912
Learning Center Night	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	36	1	36.7	69.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	31 (86.1%)	4 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,807
Intermediate School	Public	3-5	671 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 727-1275	705	51	13.9	70.4%	106 (15.0%)	46 (6.5%)	460 (65.2%)	57 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.7%)	23	705^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.2	712^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.3%	7	33.5	27.7	38.5					33.2	16.5			16.5	37.1	28.9	26.7					30.5
Virtual Instruction by Excellence E	Public, Virtual	K-6	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 372-1322	518	10	49.8	37.5%	454 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	47.9	489^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.7%		84.8	96^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.0%	393	75.0	30.8						52.8					66.7	23.1						36.1
Virtual Instruction by Excellence S	Public, Virtual	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 372-1322	124	4	32.6	49.2%	103 (83.1%)	3 (2.4%)	12 (9.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)					76.9			63.6									38.5			26.1
Out-of-State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	1117 Marine Ave	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 372-2172	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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