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Butterfield Elementary

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Butterfield Elementary ranks 630 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Butterfield Elementary is a small PK–6 school in rural Butterfield, MN, serving 110 students as part of the Butterfield-Odin Public Schools district. It is a high-poverty school: 75.45% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among nearby schools, while its 8.6 student-to-teacher ratio is the lowest in that group. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 33.9% in math, 33.9% in reading, and 21.4% in science — below Minnesota's 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%, but above its own district averages in every subject.

Compared with nearby schools, reading is the clearest weak spot. At 33.9%, Butterfield Elementary has the lowest reading proficiency in the comparison group, trailing Madelia Elementary (38.5%), Windom Area Elementary (37.2%), St. James Northside Elementary (41.9%), Trimont Elementary (47.3%), Mountain Lake Elementary (49.6%), and Comfrey Elementary (63.6%). Math is above only Madelia, and science is below the state but ahead of St. James Northside, Madelia, and Mountain Lake. Notably, small class sizes have not yet produced results matching most nearby schools.

There are real bright spots. The school has climbed from the bottom 5–12% statewide in 2016–17 through 2018–19 to roughly the 28–32nd percentile in 2024–25 and 2025–26, and it outperforms its own district, which ranks 373 of 458 statewide. English Language Learner students ranked in the top 10% of Minnesota schools in 2024–2025 and the top quarter in 2025–2026, a striking strength. Low-income students, who make up most of the enrollment, rank below average at the 31st–38th percentile, and improving their outcomes would likely lift overall results most. Grade-level scores swing widely — 5th grade was strong in 2025–2026 (50% math, 57.1% reading) while 4th and 6th grades lagged.

110

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,268

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Hubbard Ave
Butterfield, MN 56120-0189

(507) 956-2771

District: Butterfield-Odin Public Schools

Students who attend Butterfield Elementary usually attend:

High:

Butterfield Secondary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

White:

20.0%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Minnesota avg43%

630^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

373^rd of 458Butterfield-Odin Public 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	31.8	630 of 869	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	590 of 872	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	654 of 881	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	703 of 845	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	661 of 858	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	710 of 869	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	766 of 870	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	795 of 847	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	811 of 853	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	778 of 848	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	725 of 840	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	724 of 826	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	723 of 824	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	713 of 820	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	698 of 814	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	624 of 803	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.7	592 of 777	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	70.2	189 of 685	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.5	157 of 676	76.8%	★★★★☆
2003	57.8	330 of 674	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	74 of 305	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	302 of 790	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.7	681 of 787	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	735 of 774	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	141 of 256	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	65 of 238	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	101 of 249	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	125 of 214	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	65 of 209	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.8	205 of 220	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	473 of 764	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	524 of 764	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	534 of 793	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	542 of 774	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	186 of 663	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	144 of 683	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	20.5	636 of 740	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	687 of 728	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	691 of 826	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	618 of 799	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	747 of 779	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+48 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math34%-11 vs state

Reading34%-15 vs state

Science21%-4 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/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
Butterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	440 Hubbard Ave	Butterfield	56120	Watonwan County	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 956-2771	110	13	8.6	75.5%	22 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (74.5%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	630^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.5%		36.4	590^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.3%	40	30.8	26.7	57.1	23.5	33.9	21.4	21.4	46.2	20.0	50.0	23.5	33.9	$16,268
Mountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 427-2325	257	21	12.0	63.0%	130 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (33.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	29 (11.3%)	44.5	519^th of 869 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.5	594^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.9%	75	44.0	55.2	51.3	46.4	49.6	10.5	10.5	52.0	55.2	23.7	35.7	40.0	$12,056
St. James Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1273 10th Ave N	Saint James	56081	Watonwan County	St. James Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 375-3325	502	38	13.3	59.0%	176 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (63.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	47.6	494^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.2%		31.5	630^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.8%	136	48.0	31.3	46.9		41.9	18.5	18.5	65.3	55.0	39.5		53.0	$13,011
Comfrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 877-3491	57	6	8.9	42.1%	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	356^th of 869 public elementary schools	59.0%					(n/a)	45.5		80.0		63.6	30.0	30.0	60.0		20.0		50.0	$16,323
Trimont Elementary	Public	3-6	77 W Beech St	Trimont	56176	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 639-2071	200	15	13.6	36.5%	177 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	50.9	449^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.3%		48.2	492^nd of 872 public elementary schools	43.6%	43	40.0	45.8	47.1	56.8	47.3	25.5	25.5	44.4	53.1	29.4	54.5	45.0	$11,420
STARSS Online Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 6th Ave N	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Windom Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 831-6925	493	37	13.2	49.3%	277 (56.2%)	12 (2.4%)	136 (27.6%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	29 (5.9%)	40.7	557^th of 869 public elementary schools	35.9%		52.9	450^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.4%	107	30.5	42.6			37.2			50.0	52.5			51.4
Madelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E Main St	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 642-3234	352	28	12.6	55.4%	158 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	27.4	662^nd of 869 public elementary schools	23.8%		33.6	612^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.8%	50	32.7	37.5	42.6	42.2	38.5	17.0	17.0	34.0	37.5	19.1	23.9	28.9	$12,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Butterfield Elementary

How many students attend Butterfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended Butterfield Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Elementary?

Students at Butterfield Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Asian.

What district is Butterfield Elementary in?

Butterfield-Odin Public Schools

Is Butterfield Elementary a good school?

Butterfield Elementary ranks 630^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Butterfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Butterfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Butterfield Secondary

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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