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Mankato Public School District

At a glance

103^rdof 446 Minnesota districts▲ 18

Better than 76% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 9 Alternative 4Grades PK, KG-12

10 Civic Center Plaza Ste 2
Mankato, MN 56001-8741·(507) 387-1868·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 76.9% of districts

Schools

8,219

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFranklin Elementary80^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hoover Elementary up 248 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jefferson Elementary 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2★

12 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Mankato Public School District in Minnesota operates 20 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 4 alternative schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers, such as Mankato West Senior High, which consistently ranks among the best in the state, and Eagle Lake Elementary and Bridges Community Elementary, which also demonstrate exceptional academic achievement. The district's two middle schools, Prairie Winds and Dakota Meadows, also perform well and help prepare students for the transition to high school.

However, the data also reveals significant variation in school performance within the district, with some schools, such as Central High Area Learning Center and Futures Program, struggling with much lower proficiency rates. These alternative schools face unique challenges in serving high-need populations, and addressing these disparities will be an important focus for the district moving forward.

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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
Central High Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	79	10	8.0	68.4%	40 (50.6%)	14 (17.7%)	11 (13.9%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.2%)	9.6	422^nd of 450 public high schools	6.2%		7.1	445^th of 480 public high schools	7.3%	23							7.1	7.1							6.3	6.3	$22,489
Life Lines Adult Connection	Public	11-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$3,949
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1					83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6					60.4	$11,481
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5					76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1					68.7	$12,553
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%		53.7	447^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.3%	248	72.6	67.1	51.0					62.6	57.1	61.4	62.0					60.2	$10,759
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7					58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0					57.7	$11,943
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3					77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7					61.5	$12,284
Mankato East Senior High	Public	9-12	2600 Hoffman Rd	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5671	1,302	66	19.7	36.9%	858 (65.9%)	208 (16.0%)	118 (9.1%)	26 (2.0%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (6.3%)	50.2	255^th of 450 public high schools	43.3%		67.4	158^th of 480 public high schools	67.1%	97							29.0	29.0							44.7	44.7	$12,359
Mankato West Senior High	Public	9-12	1351 S Riverfront Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3461	1,232	60	20.4	26.5%	943 (76.5%)	115 (9.3%)	86 (7.0%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	85.2	55^th of 450 public high schools	87.8%		87.8	35^th of 480 public high schools	92.7%	20							48.1	48.1							64.0	64.0	$11,408
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.2	434^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	43.2	68.1	56.7					55.4	43.8	60.6	66.7					55.9	$10,983
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7					68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0					58.6	$12,110
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1					70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6					54.8	$11,470
Prairie Winds Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Prairie Winds Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 345-6625	887	50	17.8	42.8%	562 (63.4%)	166 (18.7%)	79 (8.9%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.1%)	66	155^th of 519 public middle schools	70.1%		58.8	204^th of 545 public middle schools	62.6%	49				49.3	42.3	48.0		46.5				48.4	43.5	50.5		47.4	$11,184
Dakota Meadows Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Howard Dr	North Mankato	56001	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5077	852	45	19.1	30.2%	646 (75.8%)	75 (8.8%)	55 (6.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	75.3	103^rd of 519 public middle schools	80.2%		72.1	126^th of 545 public middle schools	76.9%	23				47.5	48.0	50.6		48.6				55.4	54.9	52.8		54.4	$11,176
Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10 Civic Center Plaza Suite	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1818	233	17	13.7	42.5%	163 (70.0%)	26 (11.2%)	22 (9.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)																	$22,254
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2					70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2					69.5	$12,880
Central Freedom School	Public	7-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	1	1	1.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$64,091
Futures Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1610 Commerce Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1455	33	12	2.7	78.8%	13 (39.4%)	12 (36.4%)	3 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)								(n/a)								7.7								20.0	$48,807
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1					54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1					44.3	$11,596
Mankato Area Night School	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$6,420
Mankato Area Summer School	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$8,149
Prairie Care Mankato	Public, Alternative	K-12	120 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-1818	18	1	18.0	50.0%	10 (55.6%)	1 (5.6%)	6 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$3,949
Central Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	110 Fulton Street	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0	1	2.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mankato Schools Center for Learning	Public	PK	15 Map Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 625-4620	165	0	100.0	46.7%	99 (60.0%)	26 (15.8%)	19 (11.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Mankato Area Public Schools Online	Public	9-12	10 Civic Center Plaza	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1868	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Futures Sun	Public, Alternative	1-12	2077 Lookout Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1455	21	0		61.9%	11 (52.4%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Insite	Public	12	50 Navaho Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1818	18	0		66.7%	11 (61.1%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)

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St. Peter Public School District	10.45 mi	11	72^nd
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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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