Ada-Borup-West Public Schools

Ada-Borup-West Public Schools is a two-school district serving about 705 students, with one PK–5 elementary school and one 6–12 secondary school, and it ranks 100 of 458 Minnesota districts (78th percentile, 4 stars). The district outperforms the state in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026: math at 56.3% versus 44.9% statewide (+11.4 points), reading at 54.6% versus 48.6% (+6.0 points), and science at 28.4% versus 25.5% (+2.9 points).

Ada-Borup-West Elementary is the district's math standout, with all-grades math at 58.6% (13.7 points above the state) and 4th grade math at 68%. Reading is closer to the state average at 49.3%, with 4th grade strong at 56% but 5th grade weaker at 46.8% versus 54.5% statewide. Science is the clearest weak spot: 23.4%, below both the district and the state, and down sharply from the prior year. The elementary school also has the higher free/reduced lunch rate (50.81%) and larger classes (student-teacher ratio 14.2), and its latest rank is 344 of 869 (60th percentile, 3 stars), down from 76th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024.

Ada-Borup-West Secondary is the reading and graduation standout, with all-grades reading at 59.1% (10.5 points above the state) and notable 6th grade reading at 77.3%. Math is also strong at 54.3%, and science is above the state at 31%, though End of Course science trails at 30.6%. Its graduation rate is 92.3% versus 84.9% statewide, and its dropout rate of 3.8% is slightly lower than the state's. The school has lower free/reduced lunch (39.4%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio (12.7), but its rank has fallen to 197 of 473 (58th percentile, 3 stars) from 85th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. Across the district, science is the biggest concern, having dropped 10.62 points year over year.