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Dassel Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Dassel Elementary is a PK–4 school with 364 students in Dassel, MN, part of Dassel-Cokato Public Schools, a top-ranked Minnesota district. It has earned 5 stars for ten straight years and currently ranks 83rd of 869 elementary schools statewide (90th percentile). Its 2025-26 proficiency is 78.9% in math and 62.2% in reading, well above state averages of 44.9% and 48.6%. However, its relative rank has drifted from 99th percentile in 2018-19 and 2020-21 to 90th now, with reading slipping from 71.9% in 2023-24 to 62.2%.

Compared with nearby schools, Dassel stands out most in math. Its 78.9% math proficiency is higher than every comprehensive elementary nearby, including Cokato Elementary (75.9%), Hutchinson Tiger Elementary (72.8%), Hutchinson Park Elementary (63.5%), Annandale Elementary School (59.9%), Lakeside Elementary (59.7%), Lake Ripley Elementary (52.3%), and Winsted Elementary (49.4%). In reading, Dassel’s 62.2% is solid but no longer clearly ahead: Cokato (65.8%) and Hutchinson Tiger (63.0%) are comparable or higher. The reading gap is concentrated in 4th grade, where Dassel trails Cokato 62.5% to 71.3%, though Dassel leads 3rd-grade reading and math at every grade.

Dassel’s most distinctive strength is equity: its low-income students rank 9th of 764 schools statewide and its special-education students rank 17th of 579. Its student-teacher ratio, however, is 16.9:1 — the second-highest in the local group and up from 13.9 the prior year. For parents, this is a top-decile school with an excellent math program, elite outcomes for higher-need students, and a reading trend plus rising class size worth watching.

364

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,673

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

70%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 25% (MMR)

131 William Ave E
Dassel, MN 55325-0368

(320) 286-4100

District: Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Students who attend Dassel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

83^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	86.2	83 of 869	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	37 of 872	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	26 of 881	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	25 of 845	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	13 of 858	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	6 of 869	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	9 of 870	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	34 of 847	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.0	35 of 853	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	33 of 848	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	85.5	49 of 840	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	50 of 826	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.7	21 of 824	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	60 of 820	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	31 of 814	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	75.7	132 of 803	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	58 of 434	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	59 of 781	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	66.1	255 of 777	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	252 of 756	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	59 of 790	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	36 of 799	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	11 of 809	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	15 of 787	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	38 of 799	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	6 of 783	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	25 of 787	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	46 of 774	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	9 of 764	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	28 of 764	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	4 of 793	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	1 of 774	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 683	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	1 of 740	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	47 of 728	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	106 of 807	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	42 of 812	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	54 of 826	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	52 of 799	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	3 of 808	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	4 of 784	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	4 of 798	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	41 of 779	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	17 of 579	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	37 of 562	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	29 of 572	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	142 of 710	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	85 of 714	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	38 of 730	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	74 of 712	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	30 of 725	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	6 of 710	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	11 of 722	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	70 of 712	90.2%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math79%+34 vs state

Reading62%+14 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	70%	25%	$10,673
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	60.3%	32.1%	$10,883
Lake Ripley Elementary	Public	K-4	100 W Pleasure Dr	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 693-2436	568	41	13.9	50.5%	438 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (16.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	49.4	472^nd of 869 public elementary schools	45.7%		59.8	372^nd of 872 public elementary schools	57.3%	100	46.4	43.2					44.6				54.1	50.8					52.3	84.9%	8.5%	$11,629
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)
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
Hutchinson Park Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Glen St S	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-2837	371	27	13.6	36.1%	292 (78.7%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (15.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	75.3	203^rd of 869 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.9	157^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.0%	46		58.9	58.0				58.5	32.2		32.2		67.5	58.9				63.5			$10,698
New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1000 5th Ave SE	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-6362	219	21	10.5	59.4%	182 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	41	554^th of 869 public elementary schools	36.2%		27.1	670^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.2%	116	36.0	54.2	36.8	64.7	35.7	40.0	45.0	22.2		22.2	37.5	37.5	26.3	35.3	21.4		32.7	66.7%	25%	$21,781
Hutchinson Tiger Elementary	Public	2-3	805 School Road SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-1122	375	27	13.6	31.7%	308 (82.1%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	63.0						63.0				72.8						72.8
Hutchinson West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	875 School Rd	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-4470	431	35	12.1	39.9%	353 (81.9%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)																		91.1%	7.8%	$12,733
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	88.9%	3.7%	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Dassel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dassel Elementary?

Students at Dassel Elementary are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Dassel Elementary in?

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Is Dassel Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dassel Elementary ranks in the top 9.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dassel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dassel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Dassel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Dassel Elementary.

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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