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Cokato Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cokato Elementary is a PK–4 school serving 401 students in Cokato, Minnesota, a small town in Wright County, and it is part of Dassel-Cokato Public Schools. In 2025-2026 it ranked 72nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 92nd percentile with 5 stars — and it has now earned 5 stars for three years in a row, up from 3-star, mid-pack results in the mid-2010s.

Test scores are the headline. In 2025-2026, 75.9% of students were proficient in math and 65.8% in reading, compared with district rates of 63.4% and 59.0% and state rates of 44.9% and 48.6%. Among nearby schools, Cokato had the highest reading proficiency and the second-highest math, behind only same-district Dassel Elementary at 78.9% math. Fourth-grade reading was a standout at 71.3%, versus 67.3% in the district and 48.8% statewide. Every other nearby school — including Maple Lake Elementary, Annandale Elementary School, Lakeside Elementary, Montrose Elementary School of Innov, Humphrey Elementary, Winsted Elementary, New Discoveries Montessori Academy, and Lester Prairie Elementary — ranked well below Cokato overall.

Two things stand out beyond the averages. First, the school serves a moderate-poverty population, with 32.9% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch — higher than Annandale and Maple Lake — yet its proficiency rates are much higher, so its results are not simply a matter of serving more affluent families. Second, its effectiveness with low-income students is exceptional: the low-SES subgroup ranked in the top 1–5% statewide in three recent years, and special-education effectiveness rose to the 93rd percentile in 2024-2025. Its closest peer remains Dassel Elementary, which ranked higher in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 but slightly behind in 2025-2026. One note: because Cokato is PK–4, it does not report 5th-grade science like some nearby schools — a grade-span difference, not a weakness.

401

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,883

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

200 5th St SW
Cokato, MN 55321-0378

(320) 286-4100

District: Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Students who attend Cokato Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dassel-Cokato Middle
High:	Dassel-Cokato Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

72^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

17^th of 458Dassel-Cokato 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	86.8	72 of 869	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	60 of 872	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	51 of 881	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	96 of 845	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	205 of 858	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	116 of 869	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	146 of 870	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	295 of 847	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.0	149 of 853	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.7	275 of 848	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	288 of 840	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	414 of 826	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	239 of 824	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.3	258 of 820	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	344 of 814	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	318 of 803	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	135 of 434	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.6	405 of 781	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.4	570 of 777	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.1	367 of 756	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	51 of 790	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	78 of 799	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	70 of 809	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	101 of 787	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	279 of 799	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	136 of 783	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	150 of 787	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	207 of 774	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	39 of 764	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	3 of 764	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	7 of 793	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	8 of 774	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	58 of 683	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	53 of 740	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	61.7	273 of 728	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	96 of 807	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	51 of 812	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	34 of 826	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	90 of 799	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	135 of 808	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	109 of 784	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	122 of 798	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	379 of 779	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	38 of 562	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	61.8	177 of 572	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	180 of 524	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	56 of 417	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	41 of 515	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	100 of 463	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	133 of 710	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	134 of 714	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	120 of 730	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	148 of 712	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	270 of 725	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	152 of 710	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	237 of 722	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	434 of 712	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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+3 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math76%+31 vs state

Reading66%+17 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 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
Cokato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 5th St SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	401	27	14.6	32.9%	370 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	86.8	72^nd of 869 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.2	60^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.1%	12	59.2	71.3			65.8			76.1	75.9			75.9	$10,883
Dassel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	131 William Ave E	Dassel	55325	Meeker County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	364	21	16.9	31.9%	339 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	86.2	83^rd of 869 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.9	37^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.8%	46	61.9	62.5			62.2			77.0	80.6			78.9	$10,673
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)
Winsted Elementary	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
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
Lakeside Elementary	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
Annandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Park St E	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 274-8218	929	54	17.2	27.4%	858 (92.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	68.3	269^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.0%		74.5	214^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.5%	55	47.5	58.6	59.4		55.5	27.4	27.4	61.7	67.9	50.0		59.9	$10,146
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
Maple Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 963-3024	404	33	12.2	27.2%	384 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	72	240^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.4%		66	314^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.0%	74	42.6	56.9	65.9	64.8	56.7	34.1	34.1	59.0	67.7	52.3	50.9	58.3	$11,302
Lester Prairie Elementary	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cokato Elementary

What district is Cokato Elementary in?

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Is Cokato Elementary a good school?

Yes. Cokato Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cokato Elementary?

Students at Cokato Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Cokato Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Cokato Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cokato Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cokato Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dassel-Cokato Middle
High : Dassel-Cokato Senior High

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