Summary:
Battle Lake Public School District is a small Minnesota district with just 2 schools and 414 total students — Battle Lake Elementary, serving PK–6 with 230 students, and Battle Lake Secondary, serving grades 7–12 with 184 students. Both schools share the same address, and there is no separate middle school or alternative school, so the secondary school covers both middle-grade and high-school results. Overall, the district ranks 20th of 458 in Minnesota, at the 96th percentile, with a 5-star district rating — roughly the top 4% of districts statewide. Class sizes are small, with student-teacher ratios of 12.2 at the elementary and 13.0 at the secondary, and about a third of students at each school qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Battle Lake Secondary is the standout. It currently ranks 17th of 473 Minnesota high schools, in the 96th percentile with 5 stars, and has held 5-star status for three straight years (41/450 in 2024–2025 and 48/480 in 2023–2024). Its graduation rate is 96.5% against a state rate of 84.9%, and its dropout rate is 0.0% versus the state's 4.2%. All-grade proficiency beats the state in every subject: math 56.2% vs. 44.9%, reading 64.3% vs. 48.6%, and science 36.2% vs. 25.5%. Grade-level bright spots include 8th Grade Math and Reading at 72.7% each, End of Course Science at 52.0%, 10th Grade Reading at 65.4%, and 11th Grade Math at 51.7%. Its softest result is 8th Grade Science at 18.2%, only slightly above the state's 16.7%.
Battle Lake Elementary is also strong but has slipped in the rankings. It currently ranks 141st of 869, in the 84th percentile with 4 stars, down from 98/872 (4 stars) in 2024–2025 and 79/881 (5 stars) in 2023–2024. Still, its all-grade scores exceed the state in every subject: math 62.9% vs. 44.9%, reading 67.4% vs. 48.6%, and science 31.6% vs. 25.5%. Its highest result is 5th Grade Reading at 81.6% — the top proficiency score in the dataset — alongside 4th Grade Math at 75.0% and 5th Grade Math at 65.8%. Its lowest grade-level result is 6th Grade Math at 45.8%, which is still above the state's 39.5%.
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