Summary:
Lynd Public School District in Lynd, Minnesota is home to a single middle school, Lynd Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 71 students. With no other middle school in the district to compare against, the most useful benchmarks for families are the district's overall figures and Minnesota state averages.
Lynd Middle School is on an upswing. It ranked 446th of 545 schools (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2023-24, held at 18th percentile in 2024-25, then climbed to 320th of 546 (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-26 — a 23-point percentile gain in one year. That standing is stronger than its own district's placement (326th of 458 districts, 29th percentile, 1 star). The improvement is driven almost entirely by math, where all-grades proficiency rose from 11.48% to 22.8%, a gain of 11.3 points. Reading was roughly flat (39.34% to 36.8%), and science slipped (16.67% to 10.3%). Even so, all three subjects trail the state in 2025-26: math 22.8% vs. 44.9%, reading 36.8% vs. 48.6%, and science 10.3% vs. 25.5%.
By grade, eighth grade is the strongest group, with math at 38.5% (state 42.3%), reading at 38.5%, and science at 15.4% — just 1.3 points below the state's 16.7%. Sixth-grade reading, at 54.5% against the state's 53.4%, is the only result that beats Minnesota. Fifth grade is the clear weak spot, trailing the state by 41.9 points in math (0%), 19.6 in science (6.3%), and 17.0 in reading (37.5%). Note that these percentages come from very small groups — grade sizes run about 11 to 17 students — so a single student can shift a rate by several points and year-to-year swings are expected. About 53.52% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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