Summary:
Moose Lake Public School District in Minnesota serves 561 students across just two schools: Moose Lake Elementary (PK–6, 285 students) and Moose Lake Secondary (7–12, 276 students). The district ranks 265th of 458 in the state — the 42nd percentile with 2 stars — but that overall rating hides two schools moving in opposite directions.
Moose Lake Secondary is the positive standout, ranking in the 61st percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 45th percentile and 2 stars the year before, though still well below its 91st-percentile, 5-star result in 2023–2024. Its graduation rate of 89.8% is above the state's 84.9%, although its dropout rate of 6.1% is also above the state's 4.2%. Its 10th-grade reading score of 52.6% is the only 2025–2026 proficiency result in the district above the state mark of 42.5%. Moose Lake Elementary is the main concern: it fell to 1 star and the 26th percentile after 2 stars and 42nd percentile a year earlier and 50th percentile the year before — a three-year decline, with every all-grades subject below state.
Science is the district's biggest red flag. District science proficiency dropped from 29.17% to 9.8% in one year, with elementary science at 2.3% and secondary science at 13.5%, both far below the state's 25.5%. Math is below state at both schools (36.8% elementary, 36.7% secondary versus 44.9%). Elementary reading is weak overall at 36.6%, though 6th-grade reading (50%) and 6th-grade math (38.1%) come close to state. Elementary also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (39.3% versus 28.62%) and smaller classes (12.0 versus 13.8 students per teacher), yet lower outcomes.
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