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Lonsdale Pre K-6

Q: Is Lonsdale Pre K-6 a good school?

Lonsdale Pre K-6 ranks 390 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lonsdale Pre K-6 is an elementary school located in Lonsdale, Minnesota, serving 305 students in grades Pre-K through 6. It is part of the Tri-City United School District, which is ranked 195 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Lonsdale Pre K-6 has consistently performed above the district and state averages in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. However, the school has shown some disparities in performance between different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female and white students. The school's free and reduced lunch rate is relatively low, ranging from 24.6% to 32.46% over the past few years, and it has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

Compared to other schools in the area, Lonsdale Pre K-6's performance has fluctuated over the years, ranking as high as 57 out of 847 Minnesota elementary schools in 2017-2018 and as low as 392 out of 869 in 2020-2021. While it outperforms the nearby Montgomery Pre K-8 school, it lags behind the highly-ranked schools in the Northfield Public School District, such as Greenvale Park Elementary.

331

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,332

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Idaho St SW
Lonsdale, MN 55046-5028

(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 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg47%

390^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

195^th of 446Tri-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
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
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
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
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%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
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)

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math52%+7 vs state

Reading50%~ 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	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
Lonsdale Pre K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Idaho St SW	Lonsdale	55046	Rice 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%)	58.4	390^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.3%		62.4	348^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.5%	42	78.1	60.5	23.9	48.4			51.9	48.8	52.6	39.1	64.5			50.0	$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%)	48.6	489^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.9%		53.9	444^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.6%	45	57.7	47.1	27.6	37.9	32.3	40.4	39.4	38.5	39.2	58.6	55.2	49.0	46.2	48.0	$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%)	68.4	287^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.1%		64.2	318^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.9%	31	66.7	66.7	41.8				57.8	53.9	59.0	57.1				56.6	$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%)	58.8	384^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.0%		64.8	314^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.4%	70	67.1	62.4	50.0				59.7	56.0	41.9	39.1				45.4	$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%)	56.8	404^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.7%		68	281^st of 881 public elementary schools	68.1%	123	71.1	56.8	48.6				58.3	43.3	42.0	48.6				45.0	$9,507
School Readiness Plus	Public	PK-K	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$3,325
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%)	75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%		76.5	174^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.2%	35	65.0	57.3	64.4				62.3	57.5	48.8	76.7				61.5	$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	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.4	179^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.7%	70	78.0	78.5	52.0				69.6	62.6	62.3	68.0				64.3	$12,586

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.

Is Lonsdale Pre K-6 a good school?

Lonsdale Pre K-6 ranks 390^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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 district is Lonsdale Pre K-6 in?

Tri-City United School District

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