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Southland Elementary

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Southland Elementary ranks 367 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Southland Elementary is a PK–5 school in Adams, MN, serving 223 students as part of the Southland Public School District, which ranks 140th of 458 Minnesota districts (69th percentile, 3 stars); the school itself ranks 367th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026.

The school's trajectory is clearly positive: its statewide percentile rose from 32nd in 2022–2023 to 36th, then 46th, and now 58th in 2025–2026 — a 26-point gain over three years. Math is the standout, at 56.6% proficiency versus 44.9% statewide and 41.2% in its own district, the highest among nearby schools (Kingsland Elementary School at 54.5%, Grand Meadow Elementary at 51.5%, and the Austin Public School District elementaries between 27.7% and 46.5%). Reading, at 48.1%, is essentially at the state's 48.6% and second locally only to Kingsland's 53.3%, though it is uneven by grade: 4th grade is very strong at 65.5% versus 48.8% statewide, while 3rd grade (40.5% vs. 46.8%) and 5th grade (42.5% vs. 54.5%) trail the state. Science, at 27.5%, beats the state's 25.5% and the nearby schools with science results, but still means fewer than 3 in 10 students are proficient.

Other details parents may want to know: the student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is the lowest among nearby schools, and 44.39% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Low socio-economic status students are a genuine strength, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide — higher than the school overall — while the special education subgroup fell to the 17th percentile (480th of 579) after sitting near the 48th–49th percentile the prior two years, the clearest current concern. Southland sits in the strongest nearby district and now ranks second only to Kingsland among nearby schools.

223

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,315

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 NW Water St
Adams, MN 55909-8888

(507) 582-3283

District: Southland Public School District

Students who attend Southland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southland Middle
High:	Southland Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

367^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 458Southland Public 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	58.5	367 of 869	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	475 of 872	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	562 of 881	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	577 of 845	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	496 of 858	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.6	297 of 869	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	509 of 870	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	486 of 847	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	608 of 853	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	673 of 848	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	691 of 840	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.3	595 of 826	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.6	487 of 824	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.7	357 of 820	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.2	569 of 814	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	479 of 803	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.2	134 of 434	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	244 of 781	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	247 of 777	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.0	76 of 756	89.9%	★★★★★
2005	72.8	155 of 685	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	69.4	195 of 676	71.2%	★★★★☆
2003	30.8	543 of 674	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	371 of 790	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	467 of 799	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	435 of 809	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	547 of 787	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	458 of 799	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	318 of 783	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	350 of 787	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	310 of 774	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	192 of 764	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	270 of 764	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	296 of 793	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	327 of 774	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	161 of 663	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	512 of 728	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	320 of 807	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	415 of 812	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	576 of 826	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	555 of 799	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	501 of 808	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	262 of 784	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	596 of 798	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	599 of 779	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	480 of 579	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.9	294 of 562	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	291 of 572	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	250 of 524	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	394 of 710	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	563 of 714	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	560 of 730	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	600 of 712	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	568 of 725	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	418 of 710	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	607 of 722	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	593 of 712	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math57%+12 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Science28%~ state avg

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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 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
Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	223	20	11.1	44.4%	188 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	58.5	367^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.8%		50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%	108	40.5	65.5	42.5		48.1	27.5	27.5	59.5	72.4	42.5		56.6	$13,315
Leroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5786	120	9	13.2	40.8%	107 (89.2%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	20.1	722^nd of 869 public elementary schools	16.9%		34.4	601^st of 872 public elementary schools	31.1%	121	30.8	25.0	23.5	15.4	25.0	11.8	11.8	50.0	40.0	11.8	15.4	32.9	$14,240
Lyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 325-2201	125	10	12.1	55.2%	99 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	16	744^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.4%		20	713^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.2%	31	21.1	31.6			26.3			42.1	15.8			28.9	$15,341
Grand Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 754-5318	172	13	13.2	25.6%	163 (94.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	47.9	490^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.6%		68.1	292^nd of 872 public elementary schools	66.5%	198	46.9	41.2			43.9			53.1	50.0			51.5	$14,785
Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	33.3	619^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%	50	31.7	40.3			36.2			38.7	49.3			44.2	$13,419
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0			44.9			44.8	47.6			46.5	$13,247
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5			22.3			36.7	17.4			27.7	$12,892
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3			30.7			40.9	26.5			34.0	$13,687
Kingsland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 346-7276	306	21	14.2	40.8%	279 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	63.7	308^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.5	283^rd of 872 public elementary schools	67.5%	25	45.7	45.0	63.4	60.0	53.3	24.4	24.4	60.9	55.0	43.9	57.5	54.5	$10,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Southland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Southland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southland Middle
High : Southland Senior High

How many students attend Southland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Southland Elementary.

What district is Southland Elementary in?

Southland Public School District

Is Southland Elementary a good school?

Southland Elementary ranks 367^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southland Elementary?

Students at Southland Elementary are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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