Blooming Prairie Public Schools

Blooming Prairie Public Schools is a three-school district in Minnesota serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with a total reported enrollment of 864 and an overall district rank of 103rd of 458 in the state (78th percentile, 4 stars). The district includes Blooming Prairie High School (grades 7–12, 385 students, the largest school), Blooming Prairie Elementary (PK–4, 341 students), and Blooming Prairie Intermediate School (5–6, 138 students). No alternative schools are reported.

Each school has a distinct strength. Blooming Prairie High School jumped from 207th of 450 (54th percentile, 3 stars) to 24th of 473 (95th percentile, 5 stars), with 10th-grade reading 14.4 points above state, 11th-grade math 11.4 points above, Science End of Course 24.4 points above, and a 94.5% graduation rate. Blooming Prairie Elementary is a math standout at 70.2% all-grade proficiency, well above the district's 49.3% and the state's 44.9%; 3rd-grade math is 78.6% versus 57.9% statewide. Blooming Prairie Intermediate School leads in reading at 58.4%, with 5th-grade reading at 67.1% versus 54.5% statewide, and its science rose 17.88 points in a year to 34.3%.

Families should note the uneven spots. The high school's all-grade averages trail the state in math (40.2% vs. 44.9%) and reading (45.9% vs. 48.6%), and its 8th-grade science is 6.8% against the state's 16.7% — a wide gap from its strong End of Course science result. The intermediate school shows a sharp 6th-grade dip: math 29.9% and reading 49.3%, both below state. Elementary reading fell 8.46 points to 49.2%, only 0.6 points above state. Meanwhile district science climbed 10.04 points and math rose 2.92 points.