Summary:
High Schools in the Parkers Prairie Public School District come down to a single campus: Parkers Prairie Secondary, a grades 7–12 school in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota serving about 280 students. Because it is the only high school in this area, it is both the district's sole comparison point and the entire focus here. The district overall is rated 4 stars, ranking 63rd of 458 Minnesota districts, in the 86th percentile.
The school earned 4 stars in 2025–2026, ranking 74th of 473 ranked schools — the 84th percentile statewide. That is a dramatic jump from 2024–2025, when it held 1 star in the 29th percentile, a swing of 247 rank positions and 55 percentile points in one year. Completion outcomes are excellent: a 95.4% graduation rate and a reported 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, versus 84.9% and 4.2% statewide. Roughly 26% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is about 21 to 1.
Academically, science is the standout: all-grades science proficiency is 46.7% against 25.5% statewide, and End-of-Course science reaches 69.4% versus 35% statewide. Math improved from 34.56% to 50% and now sits above the state's 44.9%, with 7th, 8th, and 11th grades all above state — 8th grade math (55.8%) is especially strong. Reading remains the weak spot: it rose from 38.14% to 44% but is still 4.6 points below the state average, and 7th grade reading (38.1%) trails by 5.4 points. With only 280 students, one student can shift school-wide percentages by nearly 3 points, so next year's results will show whether these gains hold.
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