Elementary Schools in Houston Public School District

Summary:

The Houston Public School District in Minnesota has two elementary schools, Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementary and Houston Elementary, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.

Based on the available data, Houston Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the district. It is ranked 192 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 22% of schools statewide. In contrast, Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementary is ranked 490 out of 872, indicating it is in the bottom half of elementary schools in the state. Houston Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores in both math and reading across all grade levels, with 61.68% of its students proficient or better in math compared to 32.56% for the district and 45.21% for the state.

The demographic differences between the two schools may contribute to the performance gap. Houston Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (44.66%) compared to Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementary (76.06%), suggesting a lower-poverty student population. Additionally, Houston Elementary has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 9.3, compared to 19.9 at Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementary, which could enable more personalized attention and support for students.

District Detail

306 W Elm St
Houston, MN 55943-0363

(507) 896-5323

SchoolDigger Rank:
264^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,934

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Sherman	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 896-5323	247	22	11.3	40.1%	232 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	76.2	192^nd of 872 public elementary schools	78.0%		68.9	265^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.9%	73	46.2	64.0	70.8	65.6	61.7	46.2	60.0	75.0	68.8	62.6	$12,311
Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar	Public, Virtual	K-5	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 792-8787	392	21	18.8	64.3%	189 (48.2%)	80 (20.4%)	50 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)	48.3	490^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.5	637^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.7%	147	30.0	50.0	14.3		31.6	62.5	62.5	44.4		56.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Caledonia Public School District	8.75 mi	4	26^th
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	9.81 mi	3	140^th
Ridgeway Community School	10.6 mi	1	173^rd
Hiawatha Valley Education District	10.73 mi	4
La Crescent-Hokah School District	13.2 mi	5	204^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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