Summary:
The Canby Public School District in Minnesota contains just one elementary school: Canby Elementary, which serves students in grades PK–6 at 307 1st St W in Canby. The school enrolls 304 students, has a 13:1 student–teacher ratio, and reports 39.8% free/reduced lunch participation. Because it is the only elementary school in the district, there are no sibling schools to compare it against; the most useful comparisons are to the district overall, to the state, and to the school's own prior years.
Academically, Canby Elementary is a relative bright spot. It ranked 293 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 66th percentile with 3 stars, up from 313 of 881 in 2023–2024 — an improvement of 20 positions while holding 3 stars each year. All-grade Math proficiency is 55.8% versus the district's 40.6% and the state's 44.9%, and all-grade Reading is 58.3% versus 49.7% district and 48.6% state. Early grades are especially strong: 3rd-grade Math is 87.2% against the state's 57.9%, 4th-grade Math is 70% against 55.2%, and 3rd-grade Reading is 66.7% against 46.8%. Sixth-grade Reading is also well above state at 65.1% versus 53.4%.
Science is the clearest weak spot: proficiency is 20.6% in 2025–2026 and 20.45% in 2024–2025, both below the state average, so it is not a one-year anomaly. Math also splits sharply by grade — while early grades soar, 5th-grade Math is 32.4% (state: 41.9%) and 6th-grade Math is 32.6% (state: 39.5%). Reading holds up in most grades, with the only exception being 5th grade at 50% versus the state's 54.5%. Year over year, Math improved from 49.68% to 55.8%, while Reading slipped about 2 points but remains above state.
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