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Elementary Schools in Detroit Lakes Public School District

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At a glance

DistrictDetroit Lakes Public School District75^th of 458 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,127

Students

Top rankedRossman Elementary185^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roosevelt Elementary up 73 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Elementary Schools in the Detroit Lakes Public School District serve grades PK–5 at two schools: Rossman Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary. Enrollment is nearly identical, with 565 students at Rossman and 562 at Roosevelt — a difference of just three students. The district itself ranks 75th of 458 Minnesota districts, placing in the 84th percentile with 4 stars.

Rossman Elementary is the higher-performing school. Its statewide rank improved from 256th of 881 three years ago to 185th of 869 in 2025–2026, moving from the 71st to the 79th percentile, and it has held a 4-star rating throughout. In 2025–2026 it scored 64.2 in Math, 57.5 in Reading, and 38 in Science — above district and state in every subject. It posts the top grade-level score in every tested subject and grade, including 4th-grade Math at 70.3, and its Science score is 7.1 points above the district. Rossman has a free/reduced-lunch rate of 33.1% and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3.

Roosevelt Elementary has improved quickly. Its rank rose from 388th to 300th over three years and from 373rd to 300th in the latest year — the largest single-year jump in this data — though it remains a 3-star school. Its Reading score climbed from 46.95 to 52.8, a 5.85-point gain that moved it above both district and state. Science is its weakness at 25.5, below the district's 30.9 and just under the state's 25.9 at grade 5. Roosevelt's free/reduced-lunch rate is 48.4% and its student-teacher ratio 12.4. Both schools beat the state in Math and Reading at every tested grade level.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Rossman Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 847-9268	565	42	13.3	33.1%	456 (80.7%)	12 (2.1%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	76.5	185^th of 869 public elementary schools	78.7%		76.4	189^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.3%	4	54.9	57.6	59.8	57.5	38.0	38.0	68.9	70.3	53.8	64.2	$11,099
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 11th Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 847-1106	562	45	12.4	48.4%	380 (67.6%)	19 (3.4%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	106 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	64.6	300^th of 869 public elementary schools	65.5%		59.8	373^rd of 872 public elementary schools	57.2%	73	48.4	54.6	55.1	52.8	25.5	25.5	58.9	65.6	53.1	59.2	$14,329

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Park Audubon School District	7.46 mi	3	261^st
Frazee-Vergas Public School District	9.06 mi	2	300^th
Circle of Life Academy	17.22 mi	1
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	19.94 mi	4
Perham-Dent Public School District	20.32 mi	4	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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