Elementary Schools in Lester Prairie Public School District

Summary:

The Lester Prairie Public School District has one elementary school, Lester Prairie Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 217 students. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state averages, with some exceptions in specific grade levels and subjects.

Lester Prairie Elementary's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are mixed, with 4th grade math proficiency (62.07%) exceeding the state average (55.6%) in 2024-2025, and 5th grade reading proficiency (52.5%) higher than the state average (57.45%) in 2023-2024. However, the school's overall proficiency rates in Math (45.77%) and Reading (35.21%) for 2024-2025 are lower than the state averages (45.21% and 49.59%, respectively). Additionally, 5th grade science proficiency (27.5%) is significantly lower than the state average (45.02%) in 2023-2024.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 in 2023-2024 is relatively low, but its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 569th out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 619th out of 881 in 2023-2024. The school's overall rating by SchoolDigger is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Minnesota elementary schools. The high free and reduced lunch rate of 38.71% suggests that a significant portion of the student population comes from low-income households, which can impact academic achievement.

District Detail

131 Hickory St N
Lester Prairie, MN 55354-7743

(320) 395-2521

SchoolDigger Rank:
226^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 435

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.1	619^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.7%	48	52.9	62.1	34.3	38.6	45.8	35.3	44.8	31.4	31.8	35.2	$9,504

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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