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Pipestone Elementary

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Pipestone Elementary ranks 511 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pipestone Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pipestone, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 518 students. The school is part of the Pipestone Area School District, which is ranked 333 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pipestone Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 316 and 561 out of around 850-870 Minnesota elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading for all grades were 42.74% and 48.18%, respectively, which are below the state averages. However, the school's performance in specific grade levels and subject areas stands out, with 3rd and 4th-grade Math proficiency rates higher than the state averages, and the 5th-grade Reading proficiency rate also exceeding the state average. The school's Hispanic and Special Education students have generally performed better than the state averages in their respective subgroups, while the White and English Language Learner (ELL) students have struggled.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake Benton Elementary, which is part of the Lake Benton Public School District, is ranked much higher (top 88 in the state) with higher proficiency rates in both Math and Reading. Meanwhile, Heartland Elementary, another school in the Pipestone Area School District, has a much smaller enrollment and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to Pipestone Elementary. Other nearby schools, such as Rtr Elementary School and Edgerton Elementary, have similar academic performance to Pipestone Elementary.

580

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,769

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 7th Street SW
Pipestone, MN 56164-8888

(507) 562-6200

District: Pipestone Area School District

Students who attend Pipestone Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pipestone Middle
High:	Pipestone Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2022) to 41st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

511^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

333^rd of 446Pipestone Area School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	511 of 872	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	472 of 881	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	340 of 845	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	316 of 858	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	399 of 869	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	561 of 870	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	471 of 847	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	454 of 853	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	641 of 848	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	635 of 840	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.2	426 of 826	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.3	371 of 824	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	501 of 820	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	463 of 814	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.2	232 of 803	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	60 of 781	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	72 of 777	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	66.6	240 of 756	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.5	81 of 674	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	242 of 303	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	180 of 276	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	59 of 256	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	486 of 799	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	400 of 809	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	300 of 787	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	272 of 799	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	358 of 783	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	560 of 787	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	470 of 774	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	99 of 238	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	96 of 214	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	59 of 209	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	125 of 219	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	44 of 220	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	279 of 764	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	348 of 793	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	269 of 774	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	110 of 663	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	212 of 683	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	411 of 740	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	388 of 728	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	500 of 812	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	496 of 826	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	370 of 799	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	332 of 808	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	394 of 784	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	464 of 798	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	420 of 779	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	243 of 562	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	261 of 572	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	335 of 524	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	341 of 500	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	279 of 417	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	224 of 515	56.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	527 of 714	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	384 of 730	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	255 of 712	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	232 of 725	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	345 of 710	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	584 of 722	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	503 of 712	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

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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
Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	580	43	13.4	49.1%	365 (62.9%)	13 (2.2%)	153 (26.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	46.2	511^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.4%		51.7	472^nd of 881 public elementary schools	46.4%	39	48.2	49.4	31.0	42.7	45.7	42.2	56.6	48.2	$11,769
Heartland Elementary	Public	K-8	2171 100th Ave	Lake Benton	56149	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 368-3250	12	2	5.1	75.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$14,174
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 442-7881	209	16	12.8	36.8%	154 (73.7%)	1 (0.5%)	45 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.1	572^nd of 872 public elementary schools	34.4%		43.9	553^rd of 881 public elementary schools	37.2%	19	53.6	39.3	23.1	39.0	42.9	25.0	69.2	45.1	$13,110
Rtr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 247-5913	266	26	10.4	36.8%	246 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	53	447^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.7%		59.9	373^rd of 881 public elementary schools	57.7%	74	55.6	51.2	44.4	50.4	29.6	48.8	65.9	48.1	$11,852
Lake Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 368-4241	100	12	8.3	36.0%	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85.7	88^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.4	110^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.5%	22	66.7	83.3	61.5	75.5	66.7	75.0	69.2	73.5	$11,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Pipestone Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pipestone Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pipestone Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pipestone Middle
High : Pipestone Senior High

What district is Pipestone Elementary in?

Pipestone Area School District

How many students attend Pipestone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Pipestone Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pipestone Elementary?

Students at Pipestone Elementary are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Pipestone Elementary a good school?

Pipestone Elementary ranks 511^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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