Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools

Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools in Minnesota serves about 495 students across two schools—Round Lake-Brewster Elementary (PK–5, 377 students) and Round Lake-Brewster Middle School (6–8, 118 students)—with no high school in this data set, and the district is ranked 334th of 458 statewide (27th percentile, 1 star). Both schools have high poverty rates, with free/reduced lunch at 73.21% for the elementary and 70.34% for the middle. The elementary is the stronger performer: 2 stars and 38th percentile, while the middle is 1 star and 24th percentile.

Round Lake-Brewster Elementary has improved significantly, moving from 1 star to 2 stars and gaining 199 rank positions and 22 percentile points over three years. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency is 42.9% in math, 44.9% in reading, and 20.0% in science, outperforming the district in all three subjects and coming within 2 points of the state in math and 3.7 points in reading. Fifth grade is a bright spot: math is 42.2% (vs. state 41.9%) and reading is 57.8% (vs. state 54.5%). Fourth grade is weaker, with both math and reading at 35.4%. The school improved sharply in math (+10.96 points) and science (+9.8 points), with a small reading gain (+1.15).

Round Lake-Brewster Middle School has declined, falling from 2 stars to 1 star and losing 8 percentile points. Its 2025–2026 proficiency is 17.7% in math, 37.4% in reading, and 6.8% in science—below the district and state in every subject. Math is 13.7 points below the district and 27.2 points below the state; reading is 4.1 and 11.2 points below, respectively; science is 6.7 and 18.7 points below. Every middle grade math score is at least 20 points below state, and 8th grade science is 6.8% versus 16.7% at state. Interestingly, the middle school has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.1 vs. 14.2) and slightly lower free/reduced lunch (70.34% vs. 73.21%) than the elementary, yet much lower proficiency, suggesting other factors are at play. No high school data is included.