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Lonsdale Pre K-6

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Lonsdale Pre K-6 ranks 518 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lonsdale Pre K-6 is a small PK–6 school in Lonsdale, MN, serving 331 students as part of the Tri-City United School District. In 2025–2026 it ranks 518 of 869 Minnesota schools, in the 40th percentile with 2 stars, while the district ranks 206 of 458, in the 55th percentile with 3 stars. That is a drop from recent years, when it typically ranked around the 55th–61st percentile, and from 2017–2018, when it was in the 93rd percentile with 5 stars. Its 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch rate was 23.56%, and its student–teacher ratio was 13.6.

All-grade 2025–2026 results show math as a relative strength at 44.6, above the district’s 38.1 and near the state’s 44.9. Reading is 42.5, below district (46.7) and state (48.6); science is 21.6, below district (23.6) and state (25.5). Grade-level results drop sharply in upper grades: third-grade math is 68.9, well above district and state, but sixth-grade math falls to 22.2, and sixth-grade reading is 39.1 vs district 51.7 and state 53.4. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, all-grade math fell about 10.5 points, reading about 12.9 points, and science about 27.1 points; science’s exam label changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV in 2024–25, but low science results have persisted.

Compared with same-district Montgomery Pre K-8, Lonsdale has higher math (44.6 vs 39.2) but lower reading (42.5 vs 50.9) and a slightly lower overall rank (40th vs 44th percentile). It outperforms Lincoln Elementary in the Faribault Public School District, which has much higher poverty and lower proficiency, but trails Northfield Public School District schools: Bridgewater Elementary ranks in the 87th percentile with 4 stars and posts math 69.7, reading 62.9, and science 38.5. Bridgewater’s free/reduced lunch rate (25.71%) and student–teacher ratio (14.0) are similar to Lonsdale’s, suggesting poverty and class size do not fully explain the gap. Lonsdale trails New Prague Area Schools elementaries—Falcon Ridge, Raven Stream Elementary, and Eagle View—in math and reading, though its science (21.6) is higher than theirs. Low socio-economic status students rank in the 16th percentile with 1 star, down from 53rd the prior year.

331

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,332

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Idaho St SW
Lonsdale, MN 56046-5028

(507) 744-3900

District: Tri-City United School District

Students who attend Lonsdale Pre K-6 usually attend:

High:

Tri-City United High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

518^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Tri-City United School District

206^th of 458Tri-City United 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
2026	44.5	518 of 869	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	390 of 872	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	348 of 881	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	327 of 845	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	331 of 858	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	392 of 869	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	223 of 870	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	57 of 847	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	151 of 853	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	122 of 848	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	116 of 840	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	471 of 790	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	352 of 799	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	371 of 809	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	436 of 787	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	325 of 799	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	471 of 783	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	214 of 787	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	78 of 774	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	644 of 764	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.2	358 of 764	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	433 of 793	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	288 of 774	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	222 of 663	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	222 of 683	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	477 of 807	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	393 of 812	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	287 of 826	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	218 of 799	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	305 of 808	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	299 of 784	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	271 of 798	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	90 of 779	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	354 of 579	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	557 of 710	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.7	434 of 714	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	356 of 730	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	463 of 712	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	357 of 725	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	449 of 710	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	297 of 722	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	85 of 712	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math45%~ state avg

Reading42%-6 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	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	Total
Lonsdale Pre K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Idaho St SW	Lonsdale	56046	Steele County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 744-3900	331	24	13.6	23.6%	272 (82.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	44.5	518^th of 869 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.4	390^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.3%	128	37.2	46.3	48.6	39.1			42.5	21.6		21.6	68.9	51.2	35.1	22.2			44.6	$10,332
Montgomery Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	101 2nd St NE	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 364-8119	608	45	13.5	38.0%	476 (78.3%)	17 (2.8%)	85 (14.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	48.4	483^rd of 869 public elementary schools	44.4%		48.6	489^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.9%	6	54.2	33.3	45.1	55.4	44.6	65.6	50.9	23.5	21.3	22.1	66.7	31.4	41.2	30.4	33.7	38.2	39.2	$10,560
Eagle View	Public	PK, KG-5	25600 Nevada Ave	Elko New Market	55020	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-6000	527	39	13.5	15.2%	481 (91.3%)	7 (1.3%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	56.2	390^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.1%		68.4	287^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.1%	103	52.3	48.1	55.4				51.9	16.7		16.7	77.0	48.1	35.1				54.5	$9,869
Central Education Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	405 1st Ave NW	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-1700	105	8	13.8	21.9%	94 (89.5%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		$1,783
Falcon Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Columbus Ave N	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 758-1600	519	33	15.8	17.9%	483 (93.1%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	61.4	333^rd of 869 public elementary schools	61.7%		58.8	384^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.0%	51	58.8	53.5	49.5				53.6	19.8		19.8	68.8	61.6	44.3				57.4	$10,576
Raven Stream Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 11th Ave NW	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 758-1500	542	33	16.5	20.7%	497 (91.7%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	53.4	419^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.8%		56.8	404^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.7%	15	35.4	47.4	53.8				45.6	19.2		19.2	59.5	62.1	45.5				56.2	$9,507
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	488	41	11.7	33.4%	303 (62.1%)	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	82	125^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.6%		75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%	84	62.2	65.9	65.1				64.3	34.9		34.9	74.5	67.9	57.8				67.2	$16,548
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	115^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.8%		83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%	6	65.2	58.5	65.0				62.9	38.5		38.5	72.2	71.3	66.0				69.7	$12,586
Lincoln Elementary	Public	1-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	391	32	12.1	75.2%	122 (31.2%)	81 (20.7%)	146 (37.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	18.6	732^nd of 869 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.5	791^st of 872 public elementary schools	9.3%	59	35.0	32.0	36.0				34.3	11.4		11.4	33.1	19.2	16.9				23.8	$15,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Lonsdale Pre K-6

How many students attend Lonsdale Pre K-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Lonsdale Pre K-6.

What schools do graduates of Lonsdale Pre K-6 attend?

Students who attend Lonsdale Pre K-6 usually go on to attend:

High : Tri-City United High School

What is the racial makeup of Lonsdale Pre K-6?

Students at Lonsdale Pre K-6 are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Lonsdale Pre K-6 a good school?

Lonsdale Pre K-6 ranks 518^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lonsdale Pre K-6 in?

Tri-City United School District

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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