Summary:
Moose Lake Public School District has one elementary school, Moose Lake Elementary, serving PK–6 with 285 students. Because it is the only elementary school in the district, there are no in-district elementary peers to compare; the main benchmarks are the district aggregate and Minnesota state results. The school reports a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and a 39.3% free/reduced lunch rate for 2024–25.
The most important trend is a steady rank decline. Moose Lake Elementary moved from the 50th percentile in 2023–24 to the 42nd percentile in 2024–25 and then to the 26th percentile in 2025–26, with its star rating falling from 2 stars to 1 star. In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 36.8% in math, 36.6% in reading, and 2.3% in science. Compared with the district, math matched at 36.8%, reading was below the district’s 39.9%, and science was far below the district’s 9.8%. Compared with the state, the gaps were 8.1 points in math, 12.0 points in reading, and 23.2 points in science. Year over year, math fell 4.14 points, reading fell 12.82 points, and science fell 14.37 points; reading had been near the state level in 2024–25 before this reversal.
Grade-level results show the sharpest pressure point is 5th grade, where math was 25.6% proficient vs. 41.9% statewide, reading was 32.6% vs. 54.5%, and science was 2.3% vs. 25.9%. Third grade reading was also low at 26.3% vs. 46.8% statewide. The relative bright spot is 6th grade, where reading was 50% vs. 53.4% and math was 38.1% vs. 39.5%, the closest school-level results to state. Math was below state in both years and the gap widened from 40.94% in 2024–25 to 36.8% in 2025–26. The school’s 2025–26 percentile is below the district’s overall 42nd percentile. For parents, the most urgent areas are 5th grade science, math, and reading, 3rd grade reading, and the overall reading decline; 6th grade reading and math offer the strongest signals to examine.
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