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Best Public Schools in Renville County, MN

At a glance

Schools

1,613

Students

Districts

Top rankedRenville County West Senior High111^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

BOLD Senior High School up 50 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

BOLD Senior High School 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element	Public	PK, KG-5	220 3rd St W	Hector	55342	Renville County	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 848-2233	186	16	11.4	50.5%	143 (76.9%)	2 (1.1%)	30 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	69.6	258^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.3%		87	72^nd of 872 public elementary schools	91.7%	186	52.0	43.5	68.0					54.8	38.5			38.5	52.0	69.6	53.8					58.1	68.8%	0%	$14,748
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda	Public	6-12	220 3rd St W	Hector	55342	Renville County	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	No	No	No	No	(320) 848-2233	245	16	14.9	40.8%	185 (75.5%)	2 (0.8%)	45 (18.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	28.8	345^th of 473 public high schools	27.1%		48.2	265^th of 450 public high schools	41.1%	80				53.6	50.0	45.2	37.1	46.0		3.2	19.4	11.9				46.4	40.0	19.4	9.5	26.7			$13,354
Cedar Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	231 4th Ave E	Franklin	55333	Renville County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 557-2251	171	18	9.6	55.0%	127 (74.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	49.4	471^st of 869 public elementary schools	45.8%		70.8	260^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.2%	211	46.4	36.7	50.0					43.9	17.4			17.4	57.1	56.7	45.8					53.7	66.7%	19%	$14,595
Renville County West Senior High	Public	7-12	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	219	14	15.8	43.8%	141 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (31.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	74.1	111^th of 473 public high schools	76.5%		67	155^th of 450 public high schools	65.6%	44					25.0	39.4	50.0	37.1		9.1	53.6	29.5					30.6	45.5	30.3	35.3			$14,851
Renville County West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	329	27	12.2	45.6%	193 (58.7%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	29.8	644^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.9%		30.3	645^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.0%	1	40.0	26.8	31.7	46.3				36.3	14.6			14.6	56.5	34.1	17.1	25.0				33.9			$12,501
Bold-Bird Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 S. 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 523-1031	260	24	10.9	49.6%	209 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	42.2	544^th of 869 public elementary schools	37.4%		65.4	321^st of 872 public elementary schools	63.2%	223	36.4	29.1	42.4	46.9				37.2	29.4			29.4	43.2	65.5	33.3	28.1				45.7	83.3%	0%	$12,355
BOLD Senior High School	Public	7-12	701 S 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	No	(320) 523-1031	203	23	8.8	33.5%	180 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	48.1	264^th of 473 public high schools	44.2%		35.8	314^th of 450 public high schools	30.2%	50					23.5	37.8	42.6	34.3		7.1	33.3	21.5					24.6	16.3	11.1	18.4			$14,118
Bold Alp	Public	7-12	701 S 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	No	(320) 523-1031	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$25,505

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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.

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.