Summary:
Adrian Public School District in Minnesota serves about 589 students across three schools — one elementary (PK–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — and is ranked 159 of 458 districts in the state, placing it at the 65th percentile with 3 stars. That district-wide ranking is largely carried by the elementary and middle schools, since the high school sits much lower on its own.
Adrian Elementary is the district's academic standout. In 2025–26, 69.8% of students were proficient in math — far above the district's 55.4% and the state's 44.9% — with 5th grade math at 73.3% versus 41.9% statewide. Reading was 51.2%, slightly above the state's 48.6%, while science was 24.4%, close to the state's 25.5%. Adrian Middle posted 49.2% in math (above state, below district), 44.4% in reading, and 19.4% in science. Its overall science figure looks low, but its only tested grade, 8th grade, scored 19.4% against a state figure of 16.7%, and 8th grade math hit 71.4% versus 42.3% statewide.
Adrian Secondary is the district's weakest performer by ranking — 45th percentile with 2 stars — and math and reading are the main concerns: 24.2% in math (20.7 points below the state) and 35.6% in reading (13.0 points below). Science was a relative bright spot at 34.8%, though the state's End of Course science score is 35.0%, so it is essentially at the state mark. The high school's graduation rate of 90.2% beats the state's 84.9%, but its dropout rate of 9.7% is more than double the state's 4.2% — an unusual combination worth asking about. Free/reduced lunch rates are similar across all three schools (35–38%), and student–teacher ratios range from 12.8 to 16.5, so those factors alone don't explain the differences in outcomes.
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