Summary:
Chatfield Public Schools is a Minnesota district serving roughly 898 students across three schools: one elementary school covering PK–6 and two high schools. The district ranks 78th of 458 in the state — the 83rd percentile — with 4 stars, but that strong overall rating hides a sharp split between its elementary and secondary levels. A dash (—) in the data means the state suppressed a figure to protect student privacy; treat it as unknown rather than as zero or as a sign of weakness.
Chatfield Elementary School is the clear standout. In 2025–26, 69.1% of students were proficient in math and 67.4% in reading, well above district marks of 56.6% and 58.8% and state marks of 44.9% and 48.6%. Early grades are especially strong: 3rd-grade math reached 84.7% and 4th-grade 80.6%. Its rank has also climbed steadily, from the 84th percentile three years ago to 88th today. Chatfield Secondary, by contrast, posts 38.1% math and 46.7% reading — below both district and state — and its rank slipped from the 75th to the 63rd percentile, dropping from 4 stars to 3. Yet graduation is 92.3% and dropout is 2.5%, both better than state.
Science is fairly consistent across the district: 27.7% at the elementary, 29.5% at the secondary, against 25.5% statewide. Eleventh-grade math (26.3%) is a notable weak point, about nine points below state. Focus Alp, with just 6 students in grades 9–12, has all current test scores suppressed; its 2021–22 graduation and dropout figures are too old and too small to judge performance. Also note there is no middle school here — grades 7–8 sit inside the secondary school.
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