Summary:
Kalon Prep Academy is the only high school in the Kalon Prep Academy district, serving 141 students in grades 9–12 in Alexandria, Minnesota, which means school-level and district-level results are identical and all comparisons are between this single school and the state of Minnesota.
Academically, the school's latest results trail the state by wide margins. In 2025–26, math proficiency was 7.4% versus 44.9% statewide, reading was 10% versus 48.6%, and science was 7.4% versus 25.5%. These figures represent a sharp decline from 2024–25, when math was 22.73%, reading 38.71%, and science 27.27% — the one recent bright spot, since science briefly edged above the state's 26.15%. Reading has consistently been the strongest subject, yet it still fell far short of state averages in both years, and the large swings between years are worth keeping in mind given how small the student body is. Graduation and dropout outcomes point in the same direction: the 2024–25 graduation rate was 76.0% against 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate was 10.8% against 4.2% statewide. State rankings reflect this, with the district at 435 out of 458 and the 2025–26 school rank at 437 out of 473 — both bottom-decile with 0 stars.
Context matters when reading these numbers. With 50.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a relatively high-need population, and its 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio appears moderate, though no state comparison is provided to judge it as an advantage or disadvantage. Rank history has also been volatile: 391 out of 480 (1 star) in 2023–24, then a best recent showing of 307 out of 450 (2 stars) in 2024–25, followed by the drop to 437 out of 473 (0 stars). Families should weigh the school's small size and supportive ratio against persistently below-state academics, graduation, and dropout figures, and ask how the school plans to address the recent declines.
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