Summary:
Carlton Public School District in Minnesota is a small district of just two schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with a combined enrollment of 308: South Terrace Elementary (PK–6, 163 students) and Carlton Secondary (6–12, 145 students). Overall, the district ranks 280th of 458 in the state, placing it in the 39th percentile with 2 stars — but that single number hides two schools heading in very different directions.
Carlton Secondary is the district's clear standout. Its state rank climbed from 282nd to 68th over three years, moving from the 41st percentile and 2 stars to the 86th percentile and 4 stars. Its graduation rate is 92.0% versus Minnesota's 84.9%, and its dropout rate is 4.0% versus 4.2%. Science proficiency of 35.9% beats the state's 25.5%, End-of-Course Science is 54.2% versus 35.0%, and 10th-grade reading (50.0%) and 11th-grade math (38.1%) also top state levels. The weakness is the middle grades: all-grade math is 27.7% and reading 34.0%, both below state, with 7th- and 8th-grade math and reading at 20.0% and 18.8% and 8th-grade science at 6.7%.
South Terrace Elementary ranks 647th of 869, in the 26th percentile with 1 star, and its rank has stayed near the 26th–31st percentile range. Its bright spot is 3rd grade, where math is 84.6% (state: 57.9%) and reading 69.2% (state: 46.8%), and its student-teacher ratio of 11.3 is better than Carlton Secondary's 14.9. Elsewhere results lag: all-grade math is 28.3%, reading 39.1%, and science 17.2%, with 5th-grade math at just 6.7%. District-wide, math (28.1%) and reading (37.3%) trail the state, while science (27.9%) edges ahead — driven almost entirely by the high school.
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