Northfield Public School District

Summary:

The Northfield Public School District is a high-performing school district in Minnesota, serving approximately 4,500 students across 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools.

The district's standout schools include Northfield Middle School, which consistently ranks among the top 33-44 middle schools in Minnesota and boasts exceptional student performance on MCA-III tests. The elementary schools of Bridgewater and Spring Creek also excel, ranking in the top 109-213 and 112-134 in the state, respectively, with strong math and reading proficiency rates.

While the district as a whole outperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency, there is some variation in performance between the schools. The Northfield Area Learning Center, the district's alternative high school, struggles academically compared to the other schools, highlighting the unique challenges faced by alternative education programs. Overall, the Northfield Public School District is a high-performing system that effectively serves the diverse educational needs of its students.

District Detail

201 Orchard Street S
Northfield, MN 55057-8888

(507) 663-0629

SchoolDigger Rank:
27^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,849

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	488	41	11.7	33.4%	303 (62.1%)	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%		76.5	174^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.2%	35	65.0	57.3	64.4					62.3	57.5	48.8	76.7					61.5	$16,548
Northfield Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0650	845	44	19.0	28.3%	646 (76.4%)	14 (1.7%)	121 (14.3%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	86.6	44^th of 519 public middle schools	91.5%		89.2	32^nd of 545 public middle schools	94.1%	12				49.1	58.9	67.7		58.2				67.4	62.1	55.6		61.9	$12,766
Northfield Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0630	1,283	61	21.0	25.2%	978 (76.2%)	27 (2.1%)	204 (15.9%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.0%)	85.7	51^st of 450 public high schools	88.7%		72.9	123^rd of 480 public high schools	74.4%	72							48.2	48.2							64.0	64.0	$12,697
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	445	37	11.8	29.2%	346 (77.8%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	81.2	134^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.6%		83	112^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.3%	22	69.2	84.6	57.3					69.0	57.7	66.2	64.8					62.8	$13,516
Northfield Community Education Center	Public	PK	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 664-3649	117	17	7.0	48.7%	69 (59.0%)	4 (3.4%)	33 (28.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$66,594
Northfield Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	107	6	19.4	59.8%	66 (61.7%)	5 (4.7%)	30 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)								(n/a)					6.7			9.1					26.7			20.8	$3,325
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.4	179^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.7%	70	78.0	78.5	52.0					69.6	62.6	62.3	68.0					64.3	$12,586
School Readiness Plus	Public	PK-K	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$3,325
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big 9 Online Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big 9 Online High School	Public	9-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 663-0600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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Randolph Public School District	8.2 mi	2	359^th
Nerstrand Charter School	10.2 mi	1	127^th
Faribault Public School District	11.43 mi	13	409^th

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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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