Elementary Schools in Monticello Public School District

Summary:

The Monticello Public School District in Minnesota is home to four elementary schools serving grades K-5: Pinewood Elementary, Little Mountain Elementary, Eastview Education Center, and Monticello Nature Based Education. The district as a whole is ranked 97th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating, indicating it is a relatively high-performing district.

Within the district, Monticello Nature Based Education stands out as an exceptional institution, ranking 9th out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in 2023-2024 with a 5-star rating. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages on MCA-III math and reading proficiency scores, with 81.4% of students proficient or better in math and 63.64% proficient or better in reading in 2024-2025. In contrast, Pinewood Elementary and Little Mountain Elementary have 3-4 star ratings and rank in the top half of Minnesota elementary schools, with slightly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages.

Eastview Education Center stands out with a high free/reduced lunch rate of 44.48% and a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.9, likely indicating a focus on early childhood education. Overall, the Monticello Public School District appears to provide a quality education, with a mix of strong and average-performing elementary schools, and Monticello Nature Based Education as an exceptional institution within the district.

District Detail

302 Washington St
Monticello, MN 55362-8812

(763) 272-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,013

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2401	794	53	14.8	35.0%	621 (78.2%)	23 (2.9%)	83 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	68.2	290^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.7%		75.8	189^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.5%	101	60.7	61.2	50.0	57.1	56.1	47.3	66.5	56.9	$12,623
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	1-5	9350 Fallon Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2600	576	42	13.6	32.6%	414 (71.9%)	29 (5.0%)	61 (10.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	66.2	310^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.4	316^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.1%	6	60.2	60.5	53.5	58.2	45.2	52.9	65.2	54.1	$12,686
Eastview Education Center	Public	PK-K	9375 Fenning Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	301	43	7.0	38.5%	229 (76.1%)	14 (4.7%)	33 (11.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)									$16,426
Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	K-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	65	0		23.1%	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	80	148^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.0%		95.3	9^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.0%	139		69.6	95.0	81.4		43.5	85.7	63.6

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	0 mi	9
Swan River Montessori Charter School	0.51 mi	1	170^th
Big Lake Public School District	3.97 mi	6	174^th
Becker Public School District	6.75 mi	5	128^th
Kaleidoscope Charter School	7.55 mi	3	292^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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