Summary:
Plainview-Elgin-Millville is a four-school Minnesota district serving about 1,405 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. It ranks 101st of 458 Minnesota districts (78th percentile, 4 stars), with a weighted free/reduced-lunch rate near 33.2% and a student-to-teacher ratio around 15.8:1. District proficiency beats the state in Math (48.7% vs 44.9%), Reading (53.7% vs 48.6%), and Science (27.8% vs 25.5%).
The clearest standout is Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3: all-grade Math is 71.2% and Reading 61.5%, far above district and state, up from 59.38% and 51.04% a year earlier, and its 12.8:1 ratio is the district's smallest. At the other end, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Middle is the weakest profile — Math 40.0% (below district and state), Reading 51.6%, Science 16.3% — with Math down about 12.5 points from 52.49% and its rank falling from the 84th to the 68th percentile. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-5 is above state overall but split: 5th-grade Math (56.8%), Reading (66.3%), and Science (31.6%) beat state, while 4th-grade Math (45.3%) and Reading (41.1%) trail it. Plainview-Elgin-Millville High is stable, ranked 91st of 473 (81st percentile, 4 stars), and above state in Math (47.6%), Reading (52.3%), and Science (36.4%).
Two things stand out for families. The high school's results cut both ways: a 90.5% graduation rate beats the state's 84.9%, yet its 8.4% dropout rate is double the state's 4.2%. Meanwhile, middle school Math and Science and 4th-grade results at the 4-5 school are the clearest areas to watch, while PK-3's gains suggest strong early preparation. Context varies by level: the high school has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (25.85%), the middle school the highest (37.45%) and largest classes (18.0:1), and PK-3 the smallest (12.8:1).
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