Summary:
The Monticello Public School District serves roughly 4,013 students across 8 schools — 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools — and is rated 4 stars, ranking 83rd of 458 Minnesota districts (82nd percentile), which places it above average statewide. District proficiency tops the state in all three tested subjects: Math 50.5% vs 44.9%, Reading 54.8% vs 48.6%, and Science 29.1% vs 25.5%. Enrollment is heavily concentrated at the top: Monticello Senior High alone has 1,313 students, about 32.7% of the district total, while Monticello Alternative Program (24), Monticello Nature Based Education (65), and 882 Online (80) are very small.
Monticello Nature Based Education posts the strongest proficiency in the district, at 71.1% Math, 65.8% Reading, and 50.0% Science, with a 4-star rank of 105th of 869 elementary schools (88th percentile). Its small size makes results volatile — 5th Grade Reading is 81.8% while 4th Grade Reading is 43.8%. Monticello Middle is strong and improving, ranked 88th of 546 middle schools (84th percentile, 4 stars), with 49.0% Math, 56.9% Reading, and 20.1% Science, up from 14.41% the year before. Pinewood Elementary and Little Mountain Elementary are close performers: both 3 stars at the 69th percentile, with Math 56.2% and 55.8%, Reading 57.3% and 57.6%, and Science 30.9% and 32.0%.
Monticello Senior High is mixed: graduation is 90.8% (above district 89.1% and state 84.9%), but its rank slipped to 212th of 473 (55th percentile, 3 stars) from 92nd of 480 in 2023–2024. At matching grades, 11th Grade Math (34.8%) and 10th Grade Reading (38.6%) sit near district levels, and End of Course Science (34.1%) is close to both. Monticello Alternative Program faces the largest gaps — 56.2% graduation, 6.2% dropout, and 66.67% free/reduced lunch — while 882 Online graduates 89.7% but has all test scores suppressed. Eastview Education Center serves PK–K and has no test data by design. Suppressed scores mean unknown, not weak.
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