Summary:
Elementary schools in the Monticello Public School District serve roughly 1,736 students across four schools, spanning prekindergarten through fifth grade in a district ranked 83rd of 458 in Minnesota — the 82nd percentile, with 4 stars. The largest are Pinewood Elementary (grades 1–5, 794 students) and Little Mountain Elementary (grades 1–5, 576 students). Monticello Nature Based Education is a small PK–5 school of 65 students, and Eastview Education Center is a PK–K early childhood center of 301 students.
The clearest standout is Monticello Nature Based Education, which posted the highest all-grade proficiency in 2025–2026 — Math 71.1%, Reading 65.8%, Science 50.0% — well above both the district (50.5, 54.8, 29.1) and the state (44.9, 48.6, 25.5), and ranked 105th of 869 schools. That said, with only 65 students, its grade-level results swing widely; 4th-grade Reading was 43.8% while 5th-grade Reading was 81.8%. Pinewood Elementary and Little Mountain Elementary are remarkably close to each other — Math 56.2% vs 55.8%, Reading 57.3% vs 57.6%, Science 30.9% vs 32.0% — and both clear district and state averages in every subject, with Little Mountain holding the lower student/teacher ratio (13.6 vs 14.8).
Across the board, Science is the weakest subject, sitting near 31–32% at Pinewood and Little Mountain, though still above the district and state. Grade-level patterns differ by school: Pinewood's Math slips from 63.8% in 3rd grade to 47.3% in 5th, while Little Mountain's Reading climbs from 41.9% to 71.3%. Eastview Education Center serves only PK–K, so it has no state test scores and should be evaluated separately — it has the area's lowest student/teacher ratio (7.0) and highest free/reduced lunch rate (38.54%). Overall, families here can expect above-average performance at all three tested schools.
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