Summary:
Ashby Public School District has exactly one elementary school, Ashby Elementary, a PK–6 school with 178 students located in Ashby, Minnesota. In 2025–2026, it ranked 174 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 80th percentile, with 4 stars — improving from 215 of 872 (75th percentile, 4 stars) and 376 of 881 (57th percentile, 3 stars) in the prior two years. The district overall is ranked 112 of 458, at the 76th percentile with 4 stars.
Math is the school’s strongest area: all-grade proficiency is 67.7%, which is 8.8 points above the district and 22.8 points above the state. Fourth-grade math is especially strong at 81.3%, compared with 55.2% statewide, and grades 3–6 all exceed the state math rate. Reading is also above average at 65.3%, 5.8 points above the district and 16.7 points above the state; however, sixth-grade reading is 55.0% versus 53.4% statewide, only 1.6 points higher. Science is the clear weakness: all-grade proficiency is 15.4%, below the district’s 18.5% and the state’s 25.5%. Fifth-grade science is 15.4% compared with 25.9% statewide, and science fell from 33.33% in 2024–2025 to 15.4% in 2025–2026, a drop of 17.93 points.
Year-over-year, math rose 6.38 points and reading rose 7.20 points, while science dropped 17.93 points. The school reports 33.15% free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 11.2 in 2024–2025, indicators that suggest relatively small classes. Because the school has 178 students PK–6, grade-level percentages likely reflect small cohorts, so year-to-year swings — especially in science, where only fifth grade is tested — can be volatile. District grade-level results match the school’s in grades 3–6 math and reading and fifth-grade science, consistent with it being the only elementary school for those grades. Overall, the school’s trajectory is positive: it improved from 57th percentile and 3 stars to 80th percentile and 4 stars, driven by math and reading gains, even as science remains the clearest area for improvement.
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