Elementary Schools in Madelia Public School District

Summary:

The Madelia Public School District has one elementary school, Madelia Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has 344 students. The data shows that Madelia Elementary is performing below the state average on key academic measures, including standardized test scores in math and reading.

Madelia Elementary's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall math proficiency rate was 35.79% compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its reading proficiency rate was 36.84% compared to the state's 49.59%. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with proficiency rates remaining below the state averages.

Additionally, Madelia Elementary has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56.4%, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, from 464 out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 612 out of 872 in 2024-2025. With test scores and statewide rankings below average, Madelia Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to help improve student learning and academic achievement.

District Detail

320 Buck Ave SE
Madelia, MN 56062-1836

(507) 642-3232

SchoolDigger Rank:
298^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 646

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 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 All Grades	Total
Madelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E Main St	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 642-3234	352	28	12.6	55.4%	158 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	33.6	612^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.8%		37.1	600^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.9%	12	40.4	37.0	18.2	45.8	35.8	42.3	17.4	34.1	52.1	36.8	$12,163

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	9.69 mi	4	61^st
St. James Public School District	11.13 mi	5	282^nd
Truman Public School District	15.6 mi	2	319^th
River Bend Education District	17.25 mi	8
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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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