Kalon Prep Academy

Kalon Prep Academy is the single school in the Kalon Prep Academy district, a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Alexandria, Minnesota, with 141 students, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, and 50.35% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Because the school is its own district, all district-level figures match the school-level figures exactly.

On the most recent rankings, the school places in the bottom decile of Minnesota schools: 437th of 473 (8th percentile) with 0 stars, while a separate listing shows 435th of 458 (5th percentile), also 0 stars. Rank history shows a rise and then a fall — 391st of 480 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024, then 307th of 450 (32nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, followed by the sharp drop in 2025–2026. Test scores in 2025–2026 were 7.4% in math (state 44.9%), 10% in reading (state 48.6%), and 7.4% in science (state 25.5%) — gaps of 37.5, 38.6, and 18.1 percentage points. The prior year was stronger across the board: 22.73% in math, 38.71% in reading, and 27.27% in science, which was slightly above the state's 26.15% and the only subject in either year where the school exceeded the state average.

Graduation and dropout data reinforce the academic picture. In 2024–2025, the graduation rate was 76.0% versus the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 10.8% versus the state's 4.2% — roughly 2.6 times the state rate. With only 141 students, percentages can swing widely from year to year, so a single cohort can move results by several points. Still, the size and consistency of the gaps versus state suggest broad challenges, and the school would likely benefit from targeted support in math and reading, along with a closer look at what drove the 2024–2025 science and ranking gains.