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Rippleside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
247th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Rippleside Elementary is a PK–6 school in Aitkin, Minnesota, serving 476 students as part of the Aitkin Public School District, which ranks 25th out of 458 Minnesota districts (95th percentile, 5 stars).

Rippleside's own 2025–2026 rank is 247th out of 869 schools — 72nd percentile, 4 stars. That is a slight dip from the 80th percentile in 2024–2025, but it caps a long climb: in 2015–2016 the school ranked in the 25th percentile with 1 star. The closest comparable school is Cuyuna Range Elementary, about 11 miles away in Crosby and part of the Crosby-Ironton Public School District. Cuyuna is also PK–6 with 533 students, but its 2025–2026 rank is 538th out of 869 (38th percentile, 2 stars). In 2025–2026, Rippleside's all-grade Math proficiency was 61.7% versus Cuyuna's 41.4%, and Reading was 58.9% versus 42.2% — both well above the state's 44.9% in Math and 48.6% in Reading. Rippleside outperformed Cuyuna in every tested grade in both subjects. The comparison stands out because both schools serve similar proportions of low-income students (47.27% vs. 47.65% free/reduced lunch) and report the same 13.4 student-teacher ratio.

Science is the clear weak spot: Rippleside's 2025–2026 proficiency was 20%, below Cuyuna's 22.2%, the state's 25.5%, and its own district's 35.3%, and down from roughly 46% in 2022–2023. A change in the Science exam label from MCA-III to MCA-IV during that period may affect comparability, and because Science is tested only in 5th grade, one cohort can move the number. By contrast, the school's subgroup results are a major strength: low-income students ranked in the 95th percentile in 2025–2026 (97th the year before, 5 stars both years), and special education students jumped from the 13th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 71st percentile in 2025–2026.

476
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,644
Per pupil spending ?
47.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 225 2nd Ave SW
       Aitkin, MN  56431-1289

(218) 927-4838

District: Aitkin Public School District


Students who attend Rippleside Elementary usually attend:

High:    Aitkin Secondary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.0%
Two or more races:
3.8%
Hispanic:
2.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Minnesota median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg55%
Minnesota avg43%
247th of 869
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 46 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to top 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
25th of 458Aitkin 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202671.6247 of 86971.6%★★★★☆
202577.4173 of 87280.2%★★★★☆
202466.3297 of 88166.3%★★★☆☆
202366.3291 of 84565.6%★★★☆☆
202258.3388 of 85854.8%★★★☆☆
202163.4330 of 86962.0%★★★☆☆
201951.7498 of 87042.8%★★☆☆☆
201843.4570 of 84732.7%★★☆☆☆
201733.1651 of 85323.7%★☆☆☆☆
201635.0633 of 84825.4%★☆☆☆☆
201536.7619 of 84026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201439.1597 of 82627.7%★☆☆☆☆
201347.5516 of 82437.4%★★☆☆☆
201247.5544 of 82033.7%★★☆☆☆
201143.9573 of 81429.6%★☆☆☆☆
201052.3494 of 80338.5%★★☆☆☆
200952.5246 of 43443.3%★★☆☆☆
200844.6548 of 78129.8%★☆☆☆☆
200749.7484 of 77737.7%★★☆☆☆
200649.0470 of 75637.8%★★☆☆☆
200526.4585 of 68514.6%★☆☆☆☆
200451.1396 of 67641.4%★★☆☆☆
200350.2416 of 67438.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202675.4164 of 79079.2%★★★★☆
202582.5103 of 79987.1%★★★★☆
202472.2206 of 80974.5%★★★★☆
202365.5283 of 78764.0%★★★☆☆
202260.4350 of 79956.2%★★★☆☆
202155.3395 of 78349.6%★★☆☆☆
201953.4450 of 78742.8%★★☆☆☆
201850.0464 of 77440.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202687.741 of 76494.6%★★★★★
202590.925 of 76496.7%★★★★★
202474.4141 of 79382.2%★★★★☆
202371.6171 of 77477.9%★★★★☆
202257.3280 of 66357.8%★★★☆☆
202160.4257 of 68362.4%★★★☆☆
201964.4250 of 74066.2%★★★☆☆
201851.9385 of 72847.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202663.3290 of 80764.1%★★★☆☆
202566.0281 of 81265.4%★★★☆☆
202457.4379 of 82654.1%★★★☆☆
202362.6308 of 79961.5%★★★☆☆
202255.0397 of 80850.9%★★★☆☆
202165.5268 of 78465.8%★★★☆☆
201948.1481 of 79839.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.4577 of 77925.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202662.4166 of 57971.3%★★★★☆
202559.9187 of 56266.7%★★★☆☆
202419.2496 of 57213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202335.6360 of 52431.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.2338 of 50032.4%★★☆☆☆
202140.2273 of 41734.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.9386 of 51525.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7376 of 46318.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202654.2331 of 71053.4%★★★☆☆
202559.5279 of 71460.9%★★★☆☆
202449.9368 of 73049.6%★★☆☆☆
202351.7351 of 71250.7%★★★☆☆
202243.3453 of 72537.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.4415 of 71041.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.6590 of 72218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1651 of 7128.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)95th percentile+23 vs school
Female (2026)79th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2026)71st percentile~ school
Male (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)53rd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Math62%+17 vs state
Reading59%+10 vs state
Science20%-6 vs state

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Rippleside Elementary ranks 247th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Rippleside Elementary.

Students at Rippleside Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Rippleside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Aitkin Secondary School

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Latest Minnesota data All new data »
2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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