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Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 is a public middle school serving 329 students in grades 4-6 in Elgin, Minnesota. As part of the Plainview-Elgin-Millville school district, which is ranked 59th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, this school consistently outperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6's academic performance is particularly strong, with projected proficiency rates of 53.29% in math and 54.61% in reading for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59% respectively. The school's 4th grade math proficiency rate is even higher at 60.87%, exceeding the state's 55.6%. Additionally, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rates surpass the state average by a significant margin.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas that could use improvement, such as 6th grade math proficiency. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 24.64% in 2021-2022 to 37.99% in 2023-2024, which may indicate a need for additional support and resources for economically disadvantaged students. Nonetheless, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 outperforms nearby schools, including Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior, Willow Creek Middle, and Dover-Eyota Middle School, in both math and reading proficiency.

315

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,397

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 2nd St SW
Elgin, MN 55932-8888

(507) 876-2213

District: Plainview-Elgin-Millville

Students who attend Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 usually attend:

High:

Plainview-Elgin-Millville High

Feeder schools for Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6:

Elementary:

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

300^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 446Plainview-Elgin-Millville 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	67.1	300 of 872	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	219 of 881	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	157 of 845	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	221 of 858	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	211 of 869	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	135 of 870	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	148 of 847	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	113 of 853	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	119 of 848	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	81 of 840	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	86.6	37 of 826	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	80.1	108 of 824	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	62.3	365 of 820	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	422 of 814	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	505 of 803	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	289 of 799	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.8	99 of 809	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	130 of 787	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	217 of 799	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	224 of 783	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	143 of 787	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	149 of 774	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	60.4	74 of 249	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	88 of 214	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	115 of 209	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	51 of 153	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	128 of 764	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	116 of 793	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	108 of 774	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	81 of 663	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	224 of 683	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	52 of 740	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	91 of 728	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	304 of 812	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	328 of 826	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	183 of 799	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	222 of 808	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	195 of 784	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	116 of 798	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	160 of 779	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	221 of 562	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	207 of 572	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	255 of 524	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	385 of 500	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	231 of 417	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	136 of 515	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	114 of 463	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	437 of 714	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	299 of 730	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	189 of 712	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	283 of 725	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	254 of 710	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	181 of 722	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	217 of 712	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%+5 vs state

Math53%+8 vs state

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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 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6	Public	4-6	210 2nd St SW	Elgin	55932	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 876-2213	315	20	15.9	34.6%	275 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)	60.9	54.5	46.0			53.3	51.1	58.4	54.1			54.6	$8,397
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior	Public	7-8	70 1st St SE	Elgin	55932	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 876-2521	235	13	18.0	37.4%	200 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	79.1	82^nd of 519 public middle schools	84.2%		76	98^th of 545 public middle schools	82.0%	16				43.4	59.8	52.5				55.6	51.6	53.4	$8,656
Dover-Eyota Middle School	Public	6-8	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	237	13	18.1	20.7%	212 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	48.7	265^th of 519 public middle schools	48.9%		56.4	227^th of 545 public middle schools	58.3%	38			38.4	36.8	30.1	34.9			57.5	36.4	34.9	42.5	$6,804
Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	503 17th St NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5800	769	0	17.8	40.6%	423 (55.0%)	121 (15.7%)	106 (13.8%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	55.8	217^th of 519 public middle schools	58.2%		54.1	241^st of 545 public middle schools	55.8%	24			33.5	33.6	43.6	36.9			43.9	44.4	51.7	46.6	$12,077
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 31st St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5700	867	0	19.4	37.4%	460 (53.1%)	152 (17.5%)	96 (11.1%)	87 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.0%)	45.4	285^th of 519 public middle schools	45.1%		63.2	173^rd of 545 public middle schools	68.3%	112			25.5	32.0	30.9	29.5			41.5	44.7	45.5	43.9	$11,895
Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-5650	31	0		61.3%	20 (64.5%)	4 (12.9%)	3 (9.7%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0		0.0			7.7	9.1	16.7	11.1
Willow Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 11th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5900	864	0	17.5	35.5%	484 (56.0%)	84 (9.7%)	171 (19.8%)	58 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.3%)	50.4	252^nd of 519 public middle schools	51.4%		44.4	308^th of 545 public middle schools	43.5%	56			37.9	29.3	40.4	35.9			49.7	34.4	44.4	43.0	$12,038
Dakota Middle School	Public	6-8	5501 65th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-4530	921	0	18.1	38.1%	452 (49.1%)	173 (18.8%)	80 (8.7%)	128 (13.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)	46.6	279^th of 519 public middle schools	46.2%		41.4	327^th of 545 public middle schools	40.0%	48			27.3	27.1	27.2	27.2			49.7	48.3	43.6	47.1
Pine Island Middle	Public	5-8	223 1st Ave SE	Pine Island	55963	Goodhue County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 356-4849	464	31	15.1	18.1%	416 (89.7%)	11 (2.4%)	24 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	75.2	105^th of 519 public middle schools	79.8%		70.9	137^th of 545 public middle schools	74.9%	32		47.3	47.1	48.6	47.6	47.7		67.9	59.8	50.0	55.3	57.8	$9,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6

What is the racial makeup of Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6?

Students at Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 in?

Plainview-Elgin-Millville

How many students attend Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6.

What high school do graduates of Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 attend?

Students who attend Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 usually go on to attend Plainview-Elgin-Millville High

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