Summary:
Isle Public School District contains one elementary school, Isle Elementary, which serves PK–6 and enrolls 200 students in Isle, Minnesota. Because it is the district’s only elementary school, there are no within-district elementary peers to compare. The district is ranked 271 of 458 districts, at the 41st percentile with 2 stars.
In 2025–2026, Isle Elementary ranked 594 of 869 elementary schools, at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. That is below the state median and continues a downward trend: 55th percentile in 2023–2024, 47th in 2024–2025, and 32nd in 2025–2026; the star rating fell from 3 to 2. The school was below Minnesota in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026: math 38.3% proficient, reading 38.3%, and science 20.6%. In 2024–2025, math was 49.55%—above the state’s 45.21%—but it dropped 11.25 points the next year, while reading fell 7.65 points. Science remained the most persistent weakness, at 20.0% in 2024–2025 and 20.6% in 2025–2026, below both district and state both years.
There are grade-level bright spots. In 2025–2026, 6th grade reading was 53.6%, slightly above the state’s 53.4%, and 4th grade math was 54.8%, essentially tied with the state’s 55.2%. The largest gaps were in 3rd grade math (37.1% vs. 57.9%), 3rd grade reading (28.6% vs. 46.8%), 5th grade math (26.5% vs. 41.9%), and 5th grade reading (38.2% vs. 54.5%). The school also outperformed its district in math and reading in both years, but the district itself is below state norms. Context: 52.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.9. With only 200 students, grade-level percentages can swing with a few students, so year-to-year changes should be interpreted with caution.
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