Summary:
Crookston Public School District has one elementary school, Highland Elementary, serving grades K–5 in Crookston, MN, with 474 students. Since it is the district’s only elementary school, it fully defines the elementary profile for the area. The district itself is ranked 245th of 458 with a 47th percentile and 2 stars.
Highland Elementary’s performance is mixed. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 43.6% (above the district’s 36.2% but slightly below the state’s 44.9%), reading was 45% (below both the district’s 47.8% and the state’s 48.6%), and science was 22.4% (above the district’s 20.2% but below the state’s 25.5%). In 2024–2025, the school was stronger in math and reading: math 54.02% (above the state’s 45.21%) and reading 52.68% (above the state’s 49.59%), while science was 21.74% (below the state’s 26.15%). The school’s rank dropped from 59th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–2025 to 39th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, reflecting the year-over-year declines in math and reading.
Grade-level results vary sharply. The strongest relative result is 4th grade reading, where Highland Elementary matches the state exactly at 48.8%. The largest gaps are in 3rd grade reading—38.1% vs. 46.8% state, an 8.7-point gap—and 5th grade math—32.9% vs. 41.9% state, a 9.0-point gap. Science remains the most persistent area of relative weakness. Context: 57.81% of students received free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.6:1. Note that reading was labeled MCA-III in 2024–2025 and MCA-IV in 2025–2026, so cross-year reading comparisons should be treated with caution.
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