Summary:
The Tracy Area Public School District in southwestern Minnesota contains one elementary school — Tracy Elementary — serving grades PK–6 to 359 students at 700 S 4th St in Tracy. Because it is the only elementary school in the district, it is the automatic standout, but it also stands out on its own results. The school earned 4 stars and reached the 75th percentile in 2025–2026, up from 3 stars and the 64th percentile the year before — a jump of 98 rank positions. The district as a whole ranks 118th of 458 in Minnesota, placing it in the 74th percentile with 4 stars.
In 2025–2026, Tracy Elementary beat both the district and the state in every subject tested. Math proficiency was 59.7% versus 44.9% statewide, reading was 57.5% versus 48.6%, and science was 33.3% versus 25.5%. Math is the school's strongest subject relative to the state. Third-grade math is the single highest reported grade-level result at 77.3%, which is 19.4 percentage points above the state's 57.9%. One pattern worth noting: math proficiency declines steadily by grade, from 77.3% in 3rd grade down to 47.9% in 6th, while reading stays fairly level across grades 3–6, ranging only from 56.3% to 59.1%.
From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math rose from 55.61% to 59.7% and reading from 54.59% to 57.5%, while science slipped from 36.17% to 33.3%. About 54.87% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was a favorable 12.5. A few caveats for parents: only one elementary school is represented here, so there is no peer comparison within the district; lunch and staffing figures cover only 2024–2025; and year-over-year score changes may reflect different groups of students. Overall, this is a strong-performing school with math as its clearest strength.
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