Summary:
Parkers Prairie Public School District contains one elementary school, Parkers Prairie Elementary, located at 518 S McCornell in Parkers Prairie, MN. It serves grades PK–6 and enrolls 251 students, with about 35.46% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1. Because it is the only elementary school listed in the district, the elementary picture here is essentially this one school's story.
Math and Reading are the clear strengths. In 2025–2026, all-grades Math was 57.1% (state 44.9%, or 12.2 points higher) and Reading was 57.4% (state 48.6%, 8.8 points higher); the school also outperformed its own district in both subjects. Early-grade Math is especially strong: 3rd grade reached 77.8% versus 57.9% statewide, and 4th grade 68.3% versus 55.2%. Math then weakens in 5th grade (38.7%) and 6th grade (37.5%), each slightly below state. Reading was above state at every tested grade, with 5th and 6th grade both at 62.5%.
Science is the main concern. Fifth-grade Science was 12.5% compared with 25.9% statewide, and the all-grades Science figure of 12.5% sits far below both the state's 25.5% and the district's 37.9%. Science also dropped sharply from 30.43% in 2024–2025 to 12.5% in 2025–2026, while Math (up 3.82 points) and Reading (up 3.39 points) improved. Statewide rank climbed from 395th of 881 (55th percentile) to 294th of 869 (66th percentile), though the school remains at 3 stars; the district overall ranks 63rd of 458 (86th percentile, 4 stars). With 251 students across PK–6, grade-level results rest on small groups of test-takers, so they should be read with some caution.
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