Summary:
United South Central Schools is a two-school Minnesota district serving 763 students — 420 at United South Central Elementary (PK–6) and 343 at United South Central High School (7–12). There is no standalone middle school or alternative school. The district ranks 186 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars.
United South Central Elementary is the clear standout: ranked 159 of 869 statewide, at the 82nd percentile with 4 stars, and above both district and state in math (66.8% vs. 44.9% state), reading (60.8% vs. 48.6%), and science (32.8% vs. 25.5%). Its rank history has climbed from the 71st percentile to 74th to 82nd, holding 4 stars each year. Math and reading both improved year over year, though science slipped from 41.3% to 32.8% and still stays above state. Grades 3–5 math is near 75% proficient, but 6th-grade math falls to 37.5%, just under the state's 39.5%.
United South Central High School ranks 205 of 473, at the 57th percentile with 3 stars, and has improved in all three subjects since 2024–25 while remaining below state in math and reading. Science is uneven: 8th grade is just 5.9% vs. 16.7% state, yet End of Course science is 45.0% vs. 35.0% state. The graduation rate is 88.4% vs. 84.9% state, but the dropout rate is 5.7% vs. 4.2% state. Free/reduced lunch is nearly identical between the schools (45.24% vs. 44.31%), so the elementary–high gap is not explained by measured poverty; the high school does have a higher student-teacher ratio, 14.9 vs. 12.3.
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