Lancaster Public School District

Summary:

The Lancaster Public School District in Minnesota operates two schools - Lancaster Elementary and Lancaster Secondary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the Lancaster area.

Lancaster Elementary stands out for its strong math proficiency, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades, where over 60% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, well above the district and state averages. However, the school lags behind in reading proficiency compared to the state. Lancaster Secondary has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%, both better than the state average, but struggles with lower math and reading proficiency scores than the district and state.

Both schools serve economically disadvantaged populations, with Lancaster Elementary having a high 62.81% free/reduced lunch rate and Lancaster Secondary having a 44.44% free/reduced lunch rate. The relatively low student-teacher ratios at both schools, around 13:1, suggest they may have the resources to provide more individualized attention to students, which could be a contributing factor to their performance.

District Detail

401 Central Ave S
Lancaster, MN 56735-3602

(218) 762-5400

SchoolDigger Rank:
299^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 208

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 762-5400	122	8	14.8	63.9%	112 (91.8%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.4	411^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.9	518^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.2%	107	73.3	61.9	13.3	53.9				51.6	40.0	57.1	37.5	53.9				47.7	$16,804
Lancaster Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 762-5400	86	6	14.4	50.0%	78 (90.7%)	4 (4.7%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	47.3	272^nd of 450 public high schools	39.6%		55.6	232^nd of 480 public high schools	51.7%	40					10.0	20.0	18.8	16.7					20.0	27.3	54.6	34.4	$22,838

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kittson Central School District	8.39 mi	2	172^nd
Tri-County School District	23.25 mi	2	162^nd
Stephen-Argyle Central Schools	28.2 mi	2	102^nd
Greenbush Middle River Schools	30.33 mi	2	207^th
Badger Public School District	36.23 mi	2	205^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.