Summary:
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools in northeastern Minnesota serves elementary students through a single school: Cromwell-Wright Elementary, a PK–6 campus in Cromwell with 163 students. The Cromwell-Wright Public Schools district is ranked 193 of 458 in Minnesota, placing it at the 58th percentile with 3 stars. Because there is only one elementary school here, there is nothing to compare within the district, so the useful comparison is between the school and the state averages. Its rank history shows 3 stars each year, but its percentile slipped from the high 60s to 56th percentile in 2025–2026, moving from 275 of 872 schools to 380 of 869.
Math and reading are the school’s strengths. In 2025–2026, all-grade math was 53.5% proficient against 44.9% statewide, and reading was 52.3% against 48.6% statewide. The standout result is 4th grade in 2025–2026: 94.1% proficient in math and 76.5% in reading, roughly 38.9 and 27.7 percentage points above the state. Fifth grade math also beat the state. These results deserve attention, but with 163 students in the whole building, a single grade is a small group, so one strong year is a signal to watch rather than a guarantee for future classes.
Science is the clear weak spot, and it is not a one-year dip: all-grade science was 14.3% in 2025–2026 versus 18.8% in the district and 25.5% statewide, and 5th grade science was 14.3% versus 25.9% statewide. Reading also fell notably, from 61.18% to 52.3% year over year, a decline far steeper than the state’s. Grade-level results swing widely — 3rd grade reading (33.3%) and 5th grade science trail the state badly. For context, 35.58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio is 12.4.
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