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Montrose Elementary School of Innov

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Montrose Elementary School of Innov ranks 263 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Montrose Elementary School of Innov is a PK–5 school in Montrose, MN, serving 363 students as part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, a 4-star district that ranks 133 of 458 Minnesota districts. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 263 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 70th percentile, 3 stars — a clear rebound from the 31st percentile in 2022–2023, 42nd in 2023–2024, and 57th in 2024–2025, returning it near its stronger historical range.

Academically, Montrose tops both district and state in all three tested subjects: math 56.0%, reading 57.2%, and science 34.5%, versus district marks of 52.5%, 51.7%, and 28.9%. That is notable given that 45.73% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among the same-district elementaries compared here. Northwinds Elementary ranks higher overall (76th percentile) and scores higher in math and science, but Montrose essentially ties it in reading (57.2% vs. 57.6%) while serving about 20 percentage points more low-income students. Montrose also outperforms Discovery Elementary, Parkside Elementary, and Tatanka Elementary STEM School in every subject. Its standout feature is subgroup performance: low-income students rank in the 94th percentile statewide (5 stars) and special education students in the 83rd percentile (4 stars).

Results do vary by grade. Third grade is strong in math (72.5%) and reading (58.8%), and fifth-grade reading is excellent at 67.3%. The weakest spots are fourth-grade reading (46.7%) and fifth-grade math (40.0%), both below district and state. Science is above district and state but has swung widely — from 42.86% in 2022–2023 down to 15.25% in 2024–2025 and back to 34.5% — so it is worth watching whether the rebound holds.

363

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,186

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

100 2nd St S
Montrose, MN 55363-0128

(763) 682-8345

District: Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools

Students who attend Montrose Elementary School of Innov usually attend:

Middle:	Buffalo Community Middle
High:	Buffalo Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

8.0%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg43%

263^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools

133^rd of 458Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 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	68.9	263 of 869	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	376 of 872	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	510 of 881	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	582 of 845	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	473 of 858	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	428 of 869	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	259 of 870	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	427 of 847	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.0	344 of 853	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.8	261 of 848	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	366 of 840	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	316 of 826	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	424 of 824	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.0	441 of 820	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.4	190 of 814	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	47.4	554 of 803	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	545 of 781	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	353 of 777	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	200 of 756	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	161 of 685	76.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.9	162 of 676	76.0%	★★★★☆
2003	71.1	162 of 674	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	337 of 790	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	336 of 799	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	455 of 809	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	468 of 787	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	430 of 799	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	375 of 783	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	221 of 787	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	429 of 774	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	45 of 764	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	81.1	84 of 764	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	322 of 793	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	360 of 774	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	153 of 663	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	121 of 683	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	31 of 740	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	61.7	272 of 728	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	202 of 807	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	386 of 812	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	521 of 826	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	609 of 799	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	480 of 808	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	460 of 784	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	331 of 798	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	393 of 779	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	101 of 579	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	58.5	198 of 562	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	374 of 572	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	344 of 524	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	196 of 500	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	240 of 417	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	88 of 515	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	117 of 463	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	365 of 710	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	467 of 714	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	553 of 730	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	655 of 712	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	613 of 725	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	499 of 710	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	363 of 722	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	519 of 712	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)94th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+9 vs state

Math56%+11 vs state

Science34%+9 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 All Grades	Total
Montrose Elementary School of Innov	Public	PK, KG-5	100 2nd St S	Montrose	55363	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8345	363	25	14.4	45.7%	307 (84.6%)	14 (3.9%)	29 (8.0%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	68.9	263^rd of 869 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.6	376^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.9%	113	58.8	46.7	67.3	57.2	34.5	34.5	72.5	56.7	40.0	56.0	$13,186
Humphrey Elementary	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
Delano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	678 Tiger Dr	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 972-6200	744	48	15.5	14.1%	662 (89.0%)	11 (1.5%)	35 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)								(n/a)	62.1			62.1			80.2			80.2	$11,974
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	301 2nd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8400	257	15	16.6	16.0%	252 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48.6	480^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.4	464^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.8%	16	43.9	50.0	50.0	47.9	17.1	17.1	43.9	69.0	30.6	48.7	$12,939
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	348	27	12.8	42.8%	286 (82.2%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	42.7	541^st of 869 public elementary schools	37.7%		44.3	527^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.6%	14	40.0	42.7	49.1	43.9	25.0	25.0	47.3	45.3	33.3	42.2	$13,171
Journeys Alternative Program	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)
Northwinds Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 7th Ave NW	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8800	419	28	14.8	25.8%	394 (94.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	74.9	208^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.1%		67.3	296^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.1%	88	58.7	54.9	59.0	57.6	35.5	35.5	77.3	70.0	44.3	63.4	$11,493
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	Public	K-5	703 8th St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8600	393	26	14.8	35.1%	301 (76.6%)	32 (8.1%)	24 (6.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	36.5	590^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.1%		42.5	544^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.6%	46	44.4	30.9	51.9	42.5	14.8	14.8	51.4	41.8	22.2	39.8	$10,828
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	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
Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	7650 County Road 50	Rockford	55373	Wright County	Rockford Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 477-5837	599	37	16.2	34.2%	443 (74.0%)	25 (4.2%)	78 (13.0%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	57.1	384^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.4	444^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.1%	60	46.3	51.3		48.7			55.4	56.1		55.7	$11,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Montrose Elementary School of Innov

Is Montrose Elementary School of Innov a good school?

Montrose Elementary School of Innov ranks 263^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Montrose Elementary School of Innov in?

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools

What schools do graduates of Montrose Elementary School of Innov attend?

Students who attend Montrose Elementary School of Innov usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buffalo Community Middle
High : Buffalo Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Montrose Elementary School of Innov?

Students at Montrose Elementary School of Innov are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Montrose Elementary School of Innov?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Montrose Elementary School of Innov.

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