Elementary Schools in Litchfield Public School District

Summary:

The Litchfield Public School District in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Lake Ripley Elementary and Litchfield Early Childhood Special. Based on the available data, Lake Ripley Elementary appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in Math and Reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.68% of students at Lake Ripley Elementary were proficient or better in Math, compared to 51.13% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In Reading, 46.35% of students at Lake Ripley Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 51.86% for the district and 49.59% for the state. Additionally, Lake Ripley Elementary has a higher school ranking within the state, moving from the 511th position out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the 372nd position out of 872 in 2024-2025.

While Litchfield Early Childhood Special has a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 58.54% for the 2023-2024 school year compared to 53.39% at Lake Ripley Elementary, the latter school also has a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 14:1 compared to 20.5:1 at Litchfield Early Childhood Special. These factors suggest that Lake Ripley Elementary may have a greater allocation of resources and support for its students.

District Detail

307 E 6th St
Litchfield, MN 55355-8888

(320) 693-2444

SchoolDigger Rank:
76^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,566

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lake Ripley Elementary	Public	K-4	100 W Pleasure Dr	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 693-2436	568	41	13.9	50.5%	438 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (16.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	59.8	372^nd of 872 public elementary schools	57.3%		55.5	431^st of 881 public elementary schools	51.1%	59	59.7	62.0	60.7	47.0	45.5	46.4	$11,629

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meeker And Wright Special Education	1.49 mi	9
A.C.G.C. Public School District	7.73 mi	3	198^th
Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	11.12 mi	5	23^rd
Eden Valley-Watkins School District	14.6 mi	4	56^th
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	14.67 mi	28

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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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