Summary:
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools is a small Minnesota district serving 552 students across four schools — two elementary, one middle and one high school, spanning grades PK through 12 — and is ranked 87th of 458 districts statewide (81st percentile, 4 stars). Enrollment is split fairly evenly: elementary grades account for 270 students (48.9%), high school 158 (28.6%) and middle school 124 (22.5%).
Among the three tested schools, Evansville Elementary is the clear academic standout in 2025–2026, posting 66.4% proficiency in math, 55.7% in reading and 50.0% in science — beating the state by 21.5 points in math and 24.5 in science, and leading the district in reading and science. Brandon-Evansville High School stands out for completion outcomes: a 95.2% graduation rate and 2.3% dropout rate versus the state's 84.9% and 4.2%. However, its test scores dropped sharply from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 (math 45.83 → 31.3, reading 68.75 → 50.0, science 59.38 → 35.1), and its rank slid from 91st percentile with 5 stars to 66th percentile with 3 stars. Brandon-Evansville Middle School holds 4 stars at the 75th percentile, with math at 47.9% and reading at 50.4% — above the state but below the district. Science is its biggest gap at 15.9%, well under the district's 31.9% and the state's 25.5%, though 7th grade math (57.1%) and 6th grade reading (62.5%) are bright spots.
Brandon Elementary serves PK–1 and has no state test or rank data. It has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district at 9.2 and the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 40.19%. Across the district, math proficiency falls steadily by level: 66.4% → 47.9% → 31.3% from elementary to middle to high school. The district still outperforms the state in all three subjects, but its 2025–2026 declines were larger than the state's, narrowing that edge. Because enrollments range from only 107 to 163 students, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of students rather than a lasting trend.
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