Summary:
Granada Huntley East Chain has one middle school, Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S, serving grades 6–8 with 81 students in Granada, Minnesota, and belonging to the Granada Huntley East Chain district. The district ranks 371 out of 458 Minnesota districts — the 19th percentile, with 1 star — while the school itself now sits at 345 out of 546 schools, the 37th percentile, with 2 stars. That is a step up from the previous two years, when the school landed at the 18th and 20th percentiles with 1 star.
Reading is the biggest bright spot: all-grade reading rose from 26.67% in 2024–2025 to 41.3% in 2025–2026, a gain of 14.63 percentage points, lifting it above the district's 35.6% though still below the state's 48.6%. Sixth-grade reading, at 55.6%, is the only reported result that beats the state average of 53.4%. Math also improved, from 22.37% to 28.1%, and now exceeds the district's 24.4%, but remains 16.8 points below the state's 44.9%; 8th-grade math at 36% is the strongest math result, just 6.3 points behind the state. In 2024–2025 the school trailed its district in all three subjects; it now leads in math and reading.
Science is the clearest weakness: 8% across all grades, versus 12% in the district and 25.5% statewide, and it barely moved from 7.41% the year before. Eighth-grade science is 8%, compared with 16.7% statewide. Parents should also note the context: 48.15% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the reported student/teacher ratio of 48.5 is unusually high and may reflect a staffing calculation or a data issue worth verifying. With only 81 students, one student is roughly 1.23 percentage points of the school-wide total, so grade-level results can swing several points from year to year — the gains are real, but volatile.
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