Summary:
Schools in the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial area make up a small, two-school district in Minnesota: one elementary school serving PK–5 and one secondary school serving grades 6–12, together enrolling 929 students, with the district ranked 99th of 458 in the state — 78th percentile, 4 stars.
Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary is the academic standout. In 2025–2026 its all-grade proficiency was 68.3% in math versus 44.9% statewide and 56.9% in reading versus 48.6% statewide, with science at 26.0% — essentially at the state's 25.5%. Grade-level results are strong across the board: 3rd grade math 73.8% vs 57.9% state, 4th grade math 73.6% vs 55.2%, and 3rd grade reading 61.0% vs 46.8%. That said, the school cooled noticeably from 2024–2025, when math was 80.53% and reading 69.51% and it ranked 35th of 872 elementary schools (96th percentile, 5 stars). In 2025–2026 it ranked 217th of 869 (75th percentile, 4 stars) — still top-quartile, but no longer at its peak. It also has a notably low student-teacher ratio of 10.9.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec is stable and strong on completion: a 94.4% graduation rate vs 84.9% statewide and a 1.3% dropout rate vs 4.2% statewide. Its test scores are more mixed — all-grade math 42.3% and reading 46.8% sit slightly below state, while science (25.8%) is at state level. Grade-level results show real strengths in 11th grade math (41.5% vs 35.3%), 8th grade math (49.2% vs 42.3%), 10th grade reading (47.1% vs 42.5%) and End-of-Course science (41.8% vs 35.0%), but 8th grade science is a clear weak spot at 8.2% vs 16.7%. Families should note its 6–12 all-grade averages blend middle and high school results.
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