Summary:
Northfield Public School District in Minnesota serves about 3,732 students across six schools — three elementary schools (grades K–5 and PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and two high schools (9–12 and 6–12) — and is rated 79th of 458 districts in the state, at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars.
The district outperforms the state in every tested subject: 58.9% in math, 61.0% in reading, and 36.4% in science, compared with state scores of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Northfield Senior High is the strongest improvement story, climbing from 123rd of 480 in 2023-2024 to 36th of 473 in 2025-2026 — the 92nd percentile with 5 stars — with a 94.2% graduation rate and 3.1% dropout rate. Northfield Middle has earned 5 stars three years running and sits in the top decile. Among elementaries, Bridgewater Elementary leads in math (69.7%) and elementary science (38.5%), Greenvale Park Elementary has the district's top reading score (64.3%) and made the biggest rank jump, and Spring Creek Elementary is the most balanced, with math 66.8%, reading 63.3%, and science 37.1%.
Two areas deserve attention. Science is the most uneven subject: Northfield Senior High's 46.2% is 20.7 points above the state, but Northfield Middle's 27.4% is only 1.9 points above it, and Greenvale Park's science fell 8.4 points year over year. Northfield Area Learning Center — 107 students, a 59.81% free/reduced lunch rate, 62.7% graduation, and 9.8% dropout — should be read in the context of its likely alternative-learning mission; several of its values are suppressed for privacy. Student-teacher ratios also vary sharply, from 11.7–14 in elementaries to 19–21 in secondary schools.
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