Grygla Public School District

Grygla Public School District in Minnesota is a very small district serving 135 students across two schools: Grygla Elementary (grades PK–6, enrollment 68) and Grygla Secondary (grades 7–12, enrollment 67). The district is ranked 382 out of 458 in Minnesota, placing it in the 17th percentile with 1 star, so overall performance is below most districts. Both schools share the same address in Grygla, MN. Because each school has fewer than 70 students, percentages can shift dramatically from one year to the next or from one student to another.

Grygla Secondary has the strongest completion metrics: a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, far above state averages of 84.9% and 4.2%. Its science proficiency improved from 8% to 18.2% in 2025–26, above the district average of 12.5% but still below the state’s 25.5%. Grygla Elementary outperforms the secondary in math (33.3% vs. 30.6%) and reading (34.2% vs. 28.6%) for 2025–26, and had a 50% proficiency in 5th grade reading. However, elementary science is 0% proficient in 2025–26, and its rank dropped from 3 stars and 58th percentile in 2024–25 to 1 star and 15th percentile in 2025–26—a 43-percentile-point fall. In 2024–25, elementary math was above the state average (47.5% vs. 45.21%), but it fell below in 2025–26.

Key takeaways for parents: Both schools are below state averages in all reported 2025–26 all-grade subjects—math, reading, and science. Elementary leads in math and reading but struggles severely in science; secondary has weaker core scores but exemplary graduation/dropout results and improving science. The secondary is ranked at the 28th percentile versus elementary at the 15th percentile in 2025–26, though this reflects different comparison groups (elementary vs. high schools). Several grade-level scores are suppressed by the state for privacy, so those should be treated as unknown, not as zeros or weaknesses. Overall, Grygla Public School District shows a mix of low overall proficiency and strong completion outcomes, with the very small enrollment a key caveat for nearly every metric.