A.C.G.C. Public School District

The A.C.G.C. Public School District in Minnesota covers the full PK–12 span with three schools — one elementary (PK–4), one middle school (5–6), and one high school (7–12) — serving about 893 students combined, and the district ranks 145 of 458 in the state (68th percentile, 3 stars).

For the strongest academic results, A.C.G.C. Elementary stands out in math: 59.8% proficiency in 2025–2026, well above the district's 41.5% and the state's 44.9%, with 3rd grade math at 58.5% and 4th grade math at 61.3%. Its 4th grade reading is also a bright spot at 58.1%, above the state's 48.8%, and it climbed from the 40th percentile (2 stars) to the 58th percentile (3 stars) in state rankings, even though it has the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate of the three schools at 53.66%. A.C.G.C. Secondary is a standout for graduation and science: a 95.4% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9%, and End-of-Course science at 47.9% versus the state's 35%. Acgc Elementary Grades 5 And 6 has the smallest enrollment (134) and lowest student-teacher ratio (9.0); its 6th grade math (42%) beats the state's 39.5%, but 5th grade math (20%) trails the state's 41.9% by a wide margin.

Reading is the district-wide challenge: in 2025–2026 all three schools fell below the state's 48.6% — Secondary at 39.1%, Middle at 43.4%, and Elementary at 47.2%. Math also became more uneven. In 2024–2025 all three schools exceeded the state math average, but in 2025–2026 only the elementary school stayed above it, while Secondary dropped to 35.4% and Middle to 31.8%. Science flipped between years, with the middle school strong in 2024–2025 and the secondary school strong in 2025–2026. Grade-level gaps within schools are large — 21.2 points in elementary reading and 22 points in middle school math — and because enrollment and grade cohorts are small, percentages can swing easily from year to year.