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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	Distance	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
Lester Prairie Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	30	643^rd of 869 public elementary schools	26.0%		40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%	72	45.8	35.3	38.5	38.9	39.2	11.5	11.5	33.3	35.3	23.1	33.3	31.7	$9,504
Winsted Elementary	5.6mi	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	213	15	13.8	39.9%	193 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.2	551^st of 869 public elementary schools	36.6%		33.5	616^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.4%	65	31.0	48.6			39.2			57.1	40.5			49.4	$12,107
Lakeside Elementary	7.5mi	Public	3-6	229 Lake Ave	Silver Lake	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2501	408	27	14.9	40.0%	284 (69.6%)	5 (1.2%)	103 (25.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	64.5	302^nd of 869 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.7	339^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.1%	37	41.6	47.2	54.2	53.5	49.3	27.8	27.8	60.6	59.6	57.4	61.6	59.7	$10,532
Lincoln Elementary	9.0mi	Public	PK, KG-2	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2677	290	24	12.2	42.8%	202 (69.7%)	1 (0.3%)	79 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)													$12,679
Central Elementary	9.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	655 7th St SW	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 467-7300	413	29	14.2	31.2%	329 (79.7%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	77.7	171^st of 869 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.2	135^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.5%	36	54.4	58.7	64.4		58.9	34.5	34.5	67.6	73.0	57.6		66.3	$10,102
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	11.8mi	Public	K-4	500 Paul Ave	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 955-0300	482	31	15.5	30.3%	429 (89.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	77.3	176^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.5	117^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.6%	59	58.8	61.3			60.1			70.1	63.2			66.5	$10,255
Journeys Alternative Program	12.0mi	Public	K-8	720 9th Ave	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	9	4	2.3	66.7%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)
Bayview Elementary	12.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	530	43	12.1	16.0%	462 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	81	136^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.9	83^rd of 872 public elementary schools	90.5%	53	52.0	61.5	71.4		62.7	33.3	33.3	78.7	66.7	63.8		68.8	$11,341
Southview Elementary	12.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0620	544	36	15.0	13.6%	485 (89.2%)	9 (1.7%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	80.9	137^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.5	115^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.8%	22	67.5	63.4	67.0		65.8	27.8	27.8	79.0	81.2	50.0		69.6	$11,679
Humphrey Elementary	12.9mi	Public	PK, KG-4	803 Elm Ave	Waverly	55390	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4680	243	19	12.7	29.6%	204 (84.0%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	44.4	521^st of 869 public elementary schools	40.0%		38.1	584^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.0%	63	36.5	42.0			39.2			50.9	56.0			53.4	$11,301

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