Lyle Public School District

Lyle Public School District in Minnesota serves about 306 students across three schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12, with no alternative school listed. Lyle Elementary enrolls 125 students in grades PK–4, Lyle Middle enrolls 99 in grades 5–8, and Lyle High School enrolls 82 in grades 9–12. The district overall ranks 325th of 458 in Minnesota, in the 29th percentile with 1 star.

Lyle High School is the district's clear standout: in 2025–26 it ranked 191st of 473 schools (60th percentile, 3 stars), up from the 35th percentile and 2 stars the year before. It outperforms the state in science (37.5% vs. 25.5%) and 11th-grade math (43.8% vs. 35.3%), has the district's lowest student-teacher ratio (8.2) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (48.78%), and graduates 87.5% of its students versus the state's 84.9%. Its reading, however, lags the state at 36% versus 48.6%, and its dropout rate of 6.2% exceeds the state's 4.2%. Lyle Middle shows the district's weakest math and science, with all-grades math at 9.9% against the state's 44.9% and 5th- and 7th-grade math both near 4%. Lyle Elementary's rank has slid from the 31st percentile in 2023–24 to 14th in 2025–26, with 4th-grade math at 15.8% compared with the state's 55.2%.

Across the district, math is the biggest weakness, at 18.1% proficient versus the state's 44.9%. A rare bright spot outside the high school is 6th-grade reading at Lyle Middle, 53.6% versus the state's 53.4%. The high school's year-over-year results swing widely — math rose from 7.14% to 43.8% while reading fell from 53.33% to 36% — which is common with only 82 students enrolled. Resource indicators line up with performance: Lyle Middle reports the highest free/reduced lunch rate (57.58%) and student-teacher ratio (21.2), and Lyle High School the lowest, though this is a pattern rather than proof of cause and effect.