Rollingstone Community School

Rollingstone Community School is a small public elementary school in Rollingstone, Minnesota, in the Winona County area, serving grades K–5 with an enrollment of 59 students — and it is also its own district, so there is no larger district to average out results from one year to the next.

The headline for parents is a strong rebound in 2025–2026: all-grade math rose to 44.1% and reading to 47.1%, both now within roughly one to two points of the Minnesota state averages (math 44.9%, reading 48.6%). That is a big jump from 20% in both subjects the year before. The all-school average, though, hides a sharp split between grade levels. Third grade is performing very well, with 80% reading and 70% math — both above the state, and the 80% reading result is the highest among the nearby schools compared here. Fourth grade is struggling, at 33.3% reading and 38.1% math, both well below the state. Fifth-grade figures are suppressed by the state, so they cannot be assessed.

Compared with neighbors, math is a relative weakness: Rollingstone's 44.1% trails Lewiston-Altura Elementary, Ridgeway Community School, St. Charles Elementary, Bluffview Montessori, and Rushford-Peterson Elementary. Reading (47.1%) is more mid-pack. Science is unknown — the state suppressed it, so it is not a documented weakness. About 44.07% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, higher than several top-performing neighbors, and the student/teacher ratio of 11.3 is typical for the area. The school ranked 511 of 869 Minnesota schools (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, a lower-middle placing that sits oddly against near-state-average scores. With only 59 students, one cohort can shift the whole picture, so year-to-year swings are expected.