Maple Lake Public School District

Maple Lake Public School District in Minnesota serves 744 students across two schools: Maple Lake Elementary, which covers grades PK–6 with 404 students, and Maple Lake Secondary, which covers grades 7–12 with 340 students. The district as a whole ranks 122 out of 458 in Minnesota, placing it at the 73rd percentile with a 4-star rating. Both schools also earned 4 stars in 2025–2026, but for different reasons.

Maple Lake Elementary is the proficiency standout. Its all-grade rates in 2025–2026 were 58.3% in math, 56.7% in reading, and 34.1% in science — above both the district and the state in every subject, with the biggest edge in math, 13.4 points above the state. Grade-level strengths include 4th-grade math at 67.7%, 5th-grade reading at 65.9%, and 6th-grade reading at 64.8%. Its one weak spot is 3rd-grade reading at 42.6%, 4.2 points below the state. The school's rank improved from the 64th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 72nd percentile in 2025–2026, rising from 3 to 4 stars.

Maple Lake Secondary stands out for completion outcomes and overall rank rather than current proficiency. Its graduation rate is 96.6% and its dropout rate 1.6%, both well better than state averages of 84.9% and 4.2%. It ranks 97 of 473, at the 79th percentile. Yet its all-grade proficiency is 37.8% in math and 43.5% in reading, below district and state, though science at 27.8% is slightly above the state. Weak spots cluster in 7th-grade reading (31.1%), 7th-grade math (32.8%), and 8th-grade science (11.1%), while 10th-grade reading (50.0%) and EOC science (42.3%) are above the state.