Elementary Schools in Rushford-Peterson Public Schools

Summary:

The Rushford-Peterson Public Schools district in Minnesota has one elementary school, Rushford-Peterson Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 260 students.

Rushford-Peterson Elementary appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district and the state of Minnesota. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 241 and 352 out of 845-881 Minnesota elementary schools over the past three school years, placing it in the top half of schools in the state. The school's performance on MCA-III math and reading assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade. Additionally, the school's 5th grade reading proficiency rate of 69.23% in 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the state average of 57.09%, and its science proficiency rate of 56.41% in 2023-2024 is well above the state average of 45.02% for 5th grade.

While the school's overall performance is commendable, the 3rd grade reading proficiency rate of 38.1% in 2024-2025 is notably lower than the state average of 46.14%, which could be an area for the school to focus on and implement targeted interventions to improve early literacy skills. Nevertheless, Rushford-Peterson Elementary appears to be providing a quality education to its diverse student population, with nearly 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

District Detail

1000 Pine Meadows Lane
Rushford, MN 55971-8888

(507) 864-7785

SchoolDigger Rank:
140^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 648

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Rushford-Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 864-7785	266	24	11.2	36.8%	247 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	62	351^st of 872 public elementary schools	59.7%		71.4	241^st of 881 public elementary schools	72.6%	110	57.1	63.6	44.2	54.4	38.1	50.0	69.2	53.6	$11,587

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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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