Lakeview School District

Lakeview School District in Minnesota serves roughly 720 students across two schools — Lakeview Elementary, which covers PK–6 with 389 students, and Lakeview Secondary, which covers grades 7–12 with 331 students — and Lakeview School District overall holds a 3-star rating, ranking 147 of 458 in the state at the 68th percentile.

Lakeview Elementary is the district's academic standout, earning 4 stars and rising from the 56th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 73rd percentile in 2025–2026. Its all-grade math proficiency is 63.4% (versus 52.4% district and 44.9% state) and reading is 56.8% (versus 51.0% district and 48.6% state). Science is the weak spot at 23.1%, below the district's 25.1% and the state's 25.5%. Grade-level results show particular strength in 3rd grade math at 85.2% versus 57.9% statewide, 4th grade math at 73.4%, and 4th grade reading at 66.1% versus 48.8% statewide.

Lakeview Secondary has a different profile: 2 stars and the 49th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024. Its math proficiency is 34.7% (versus 52.4% district and 44.9% state) and reading is 42.9% (versus 51.0% and 48.6%), while science is 26.1%, slightly above district and state. Completion is its clear strength — a 92.3% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 3.8% dropout rate versus 4.2%. The two schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates (31.36% and 29.61%), but the secondary school's student-teacher ratio is higher at 14.6 versus 11.3. In short, parents see strong math and reading at the elementary level and strong graduation outcomes at the secondary level, with secondary math and reading the district's biggest area to watch.