Summary:
Parkers Prairie Public School District serves roughly 531 students in two schools: Parkers Prairie Elementary (PK–6, 251 students) and Parkers Prairie Secondary (7–12, 280 students). There is no separate middle school and no alternative school. The district ranks 63rd of 458 Minnesota districts — the 86th percentile, with 4 stars. Test scores are percent proficient and cover 2025–2026 and 2024–2025; graduation, dropout, free/reduced lunch, and student-teacher ratio come from 2024–2025.
Parkers Prairie Secondary is the district's turnaround story. It rose from rank 321 of 450 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to rank 74 of 473 (84th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — a 55 percentile-point gain. Graduation is 95.4% versus the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 4.2%. End of Course science is 69.4% versus the state's 35%, and math is above state at 11th (40.7), 7th (50), and 8th (55.8) grades. Reading is the weak spot at 44%, below both the district (50.9%) and state (48.6%); 7th grade reading sits at 38.1% versus the state's 43.5%.
Parkers Prairie Elementary is the steadier performer, moving from the 55th to 62nd to 66th percentile over three years (now 3 stars). Its all-grades math (57.1%) and reading (57.4%) both beat the district (54%, 50.9%) and the state (44.9%, 48.6%), and reading is above state at every listed grade. Math is exceptionally strong in 3rd (77.8% vs 57.9%) and 4th (68.3% vs 55.2%) but slightly below state in 5th (38.7%) and 6th (37.5%). Five-grade science is a clear concern at 12.5% versus the state's 25.9%, down from 30.43% a year earlier. The elementary has more low-income students (35.46% vs 26.07% free/reduced lunch) and a smaller student-teacher ratio (16.4 vs 21.1). With small enrollments, year-over-year swings should be read with caution.
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