Cannon Falls Public School District

Cannon Falls Public School District is a two-school Minnesota district serving about 1,055 students, with Cannon Falls Elementary covering grades PK–5 (519 students) and Cannon Falls Secondary covering grades 6–12 (536 students), so there is no separate middle school. The district ranks 90 of 458 districts statewide, in the 80th percentile with 4 stars. Both schools serve similar proportions of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch at 23.13% at the Secondary school and 23.89% at the Elementary school.

Cannon Falls Secondary is the district's standout: a 5-star school for two consecutive years and in roughly the top 7% of ranked Minnesota high schools in 2025–26 (35 of 473), after a top-4% finish in 2024–25. High school results are strong — 11th-grade math 57.6% vs state 35.3%, 10th-grade reading 57.7% vs state 42.5%, and 8th-grade math 76.7% vs state 42.3%. The graduation rate is 88.2% vs state 84.9%, and the dropout rate is 2.9% vs state 4.2%. Weaker spots include 6th-grade math (28.6%), 7th-grade math (30.3%), and 8th-grade science (10.8% vs state 16.7%).

Cannon Falls Elementary has climbed from 2 stars and the 42nd percentile to 3 stars and the 62nd percentile in three years. Its 2025–26 all-grade math (56.4%) and reading (55.4%) beat both district and state, with 3rd- and 4th-grade results especially strong. Science is the clear concern: elementary science is 18.4% vs state 25.5%, and 5th-grade math and reading fall below state averages. District-wide, math (51.8% vs state 44.9%) and reading (53.8% vs 48.6%) are above state, while science (25.1% vs 25.5%) is roughly at, and slightly below, the state level.