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Le Center Pre K-8

Q: Is Le Center Pre K-8 a good school?

Le Center Pre K-8 ranks 353 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Le Center Pre K-8 is a public elementary school serving 385 students in grades Pre-K through 8 in Le Center, Minnesota. The school is part of the Tri-City United School District, which is ranked 195 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Le Center Pre K-8 has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the middle 50% in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the Tri-City United School District average, but still lags behind the state average in both math and reading proficiency. One notable bright spot is the school's performance for Hispanic students, who consistently rank in the top 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools in math and reading. In contrast, the school's performance for White students and students with low socioeconomic status is in the middle 50% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Le Center Pre K-8 generally performs on par or slightly better than schools in the same district, such as Montgomery Pre K-8. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Raven Stream Elementary in the New Prague Area Schools district and North Elementary School in the St. Peter Public School District.

385

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,755

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 W Tyrone St
Le Center, MN 56057-1299

(507) 357-6802

District: Tri-City United School District

Students who attend Le Center Pre K-8 usually attend:

High:

Tri-City United High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

39.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

353^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

147^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	353 of 872	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	303 of 881	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	413 of 845	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	457 of 858	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	500 of 869	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	630 of 870	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	688 of 847	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	698 of 853	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	622 of 848	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.0	562 of 840	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	215 of 242	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	394 of 799	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	382 of 809	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	457 of 787	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	479 of 799	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	420 of 783	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	553 of 787	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	637 of 774	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	26 of 238	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	39 of 214	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	58 of 209	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	54 of 153	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	120 of 219	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	167 of 220	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	233 of 764	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	182 of 793	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	345 of 774	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	325 of 663	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	271 of 683	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	540 of 740	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	637 of 728	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	300 of 812	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	216 of 826	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	358 of 799	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	373 of 808	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	511 of 784	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	612 of 798	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	634 of 779	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	81 of 562	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	95 of 572	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	356 of 524	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	249 of 500	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	293 of 417	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	390 of 463	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	285 of 714	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	281 of 730	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	430 of 712	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	356 of 725	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	409 of 710	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	578 of 722	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	614 of 712	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	147 of 519	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	225 of 545	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	232 of 529	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	312 of 520	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	384 of 521	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	398 of 533	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	319 of 518	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.2	175 of 523	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.0	190 of 508	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	282 of 516	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	153 of 450	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	227 of 474	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	180 of 455	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	246 of 467	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	315 of 443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	370 of 439	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	238 of 436	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	27 of 175	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	66 of 186	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	92 of 178	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	86 of 188	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	132 of 171	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	130 of 163	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	162 of 432	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	205 of 473	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	216 of 459	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	167 of 404	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	285 of 399	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	276 of 401	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	145 of 452	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	192 of 479	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	255 of 464	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	320 of 476	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	327 of 454	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	300 of 438	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	162 of 415	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	186 of 440	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	180 of 436	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	249 of 438	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	317 of 422	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	316 of 428	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math47%~ 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
Le Center Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 357-6802	385	35	10.9	39.0%	217 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	151 (39.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	61.7	353^rd of 872 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.7	303^rd of 881 public elementary schools	65.6%	50	57.9	62.5	24.4	50.9	46.3	43.6	47.3	50.0	42.5	57.8	64.9	43.9	33.3	50.0	$11,755
SWMetro Level 3	Public	K-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8117	11	2	4.8	36.4%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 931-5953	390	26	14.9	23.3%	349 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	70.9	258^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.3	224^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.6%	34	67.2	51.6	52.9	54.0			56.7	50.0	49.2	74.5	64.0			58.6	$10,475
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
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsway Drive	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 665-4700	390	0	10.5	44.9%	274 (70.3%)	13 (3.3%)	90 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	53.1	446^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.9%		66.4	292^nd of 881 public elementary schools	66.9%	154	47.2	55.1	56.3				52.1	40.3	49.0	56.3				47.3	$12,670
North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	429	27	15.6	38.2%	314 (73.2%)	18 (4.2%)	73 (17.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%		71	244^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.3%	100	76.0	69.4					72.9	59.3	56.3					57.9	$11,472
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
South Elementary School	Public	K-1	1405 S 7th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-2754	269	20	13.3	43.1%	191 (71.0%)	12 (4.5%)	55 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$16,088
Minnesota New Country Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	127 N 8th St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 868-0071	81	7	11.7	44.4%	77 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	13.4	767^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.5	751^st of 881 public elementary schools	14.8%	16			23.5	16.7			27.7	20.0		29.4	16.7			25.0	$10,848
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Le Center Pre K-8

Is Le Center Pre K-8 a good school?

Le Center Pre K-8 ranks 353^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Le Center Pre K-8 attend?

Students who attend Le Center Pre K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Tri-City United High School

What district is Le Center Pre K-8 in?

Tri-City United School District

What is the racial makeup of Le Center Pre K-8?

Students at Le Center Pre K-8 are 56% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Le Center Pre K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Le Center Pre K-8.

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