Kingsland Public School District

Kingsland Public School District is a two-school Minnesota district serving 524 students across Kingsland Elementary School (PK–6, 306 students) and Kingsland Junior/Senior High School (7–12, 218 students); it ranks 180 of 458 in Minnesota, in the 61st percentile with 3 stars.

Kingsland Elementary School is the academic standout, rated 3 stars in each of the last three years, with percentile ranks of 62, 68, and 65. In 2025–2026, its all-grade scores were above the state in math (54.5% vs. 44.9%) and reading (53.3% vs. 48.6%), while science was 24.4% vs. 25.5%. Sixth-grade math was 57.5% vs. 39.5%, an 18.0 percentage-point advantage, and 5th grade reading was 63.4% vs. 54.5%. Kingsland Junior/Senior High School has strong completion outcomes—graduation 92.1% vs. 84.9%, dropout 2.6% vs. 4.2%—but its rank declined from 3 stars to 2 stars, latest percentile 35. Middle grades are relatively strong: 7th math 51.7% vs. 40.3% and 8th reading 65.8% vs. 50.0%. Upper grades and science are weaker: 11th math 25.8% vs. 35.3%, 10th reading 33.3% vs. 42.5%, and science end-of-course 20% vs. 35%.

Reading is the district’s most consistent strength: elementary 53.3%, high school 50.5%, district 52.3%, state 48.6%. Math is sharply divided: elementary above state (54.5% vs. 44.9%), high school below (38.8% vs. 44.9%). Science is the clearest system-wide weakness: district 18.3% vs. state 25.5%, with both schools below and the high school dropping from 25.81% to 14.7%. The high school pairs 92.1% graduation and 2.6% dropout with a 35th percentile, 2-star rank. The elementary school has a higher free/reduced-lunch population (40.85% vs. 25.69%) but stronger academic results. The district’s overall profile—180 of 458, 61st percentile, 3 stars—is stronger than the high school’s alone and is largely carried by the elementary school; main pressure points are high school math and science, especially upper grades and science assessments.