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Edgerton Elementary

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Edgerton Elementary ranks 572 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Edgerton Elementary is a public elementary school in Edgerton, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 209 students. The school is part of the Edgerton Public School District, which is ranked 219 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edgerton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 500-700 out of around 850-880 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments in math and reading has been below the state average, with proficiency rates of 39.02% in math and 45.12% in reading in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade math, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.2% to 32.14% over the past few years, significantly below the state average. In comparison, nearby schools like Adrian Elementary and West Elementary have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates in the 60-70% range in both math and reading.

Edgerton Elementary has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 46.79% to 54.22% over the past few years. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 12.2 to 18.4 over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby schools. While the school's overall academic performance has been a persistent challenge, its Hispanic students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 75-158 out of 209-249 Minnesota elementary schools in this subgroup.

209

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,110

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

423 1st Ave W
Edgerton, MN 56128-8888

(507) 442-7881

District: Edgerton Public School District

Students who attend Edgerton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Edgerton Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

American Indian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg47%

572^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^th of 446Edgerton 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	572 of 872	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	553 of 881	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	562 of 845	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	636 of 858	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	621 of 869	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	611 of 870	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	577 of 847	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	678 of 853	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	660 of 848	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	753 of 840	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	594 of 826	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	647 of 824	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.8	536 of 820	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	649 of 814	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	582 of 803	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	337 of 434	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.4	472 of 781	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	535 of 777	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	440 of 756	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.4	605 of 685	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	582 of 676	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.3	621 of 674	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	472 of 799	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	532 of 809	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	562 of 787	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	640 of 799	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	591 of 783	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	535 of 787	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	541 of 774	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	75 of 249	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	158 of 209	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	558 of 764	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	488 of 793	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	325 of 774	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	469 of 663	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	441 of 683	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	415 of 740	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	357 of 728	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	572 of 812	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	515 of 826	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	496 of 799	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	536 of 808	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	548 of 784	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	588 of 798	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	536 of 779	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	383 of 524	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	541 of 714	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	459 of 730	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	451 of 712	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	550 of 725	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	605 of 710	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	597 of 722	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	596 of 712	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math39%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 28, 2013

I have personal experience with this school. They are always looking for ways to help a child improve. I can not say enough good things about this school. I have worked at or had kids in 4 different schools and Edgerton is the best I have experienced! Close Quote

Schools Near Edgerton Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 442-7881	209	16	12.8	36.8%	154 (73.7%)	1 (0.5%)	45 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.1	572^nd of 872 public elementary schools	34.4%		43.9	553^rd of 881 public elementary schools	37.2%	19	53.6	39.3	23.1		39.0	42.9	25.0	69.2		45.1	$13,110
Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	580	43	13.4	49.1%	365 (62.9%)	13 (2.2%)	153 (26.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	46.2	511^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.4%		51.7	472^nd of 881 public elementary schools	46.4%	39	48.2	49.4	31.0		42.7	45.7	42.2	56.6		48.2	$11,769
Luverne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 N Kniss Ave	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 283-4497	515	46	11.1	36.7%	406 (78.8%)	6 (1.2%)	68 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)	73.2	227^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.0%		83.7	105^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.1%	122	63.5	73.3	51.1		62.3	54.1	59.3	59.8		57.9	$11,948
Adrian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Oklahoma Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 483-2225	295	22	13.3	36.6%	248 (84.1%)	4 (1.4%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	72.3	239^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.6%		67.4	286^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.5%	47	76.9	86.4	55.8		73.0	41.0	54.6	55.8		50.8	$11,938
West Elementary	Public	2-6	2640 Forest Ave	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 836-6450	256	27	9.3	42.2%	216 (84.4%)	6 (2.3%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	86.9	75^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.4%		76.2	183^rd of 881 public elementary schools	79.2%	108	81.6	78.6	68.8	59.6	72.2	73.5	64.3	58.3	71.2	66.8	$11,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgerton Elementary

How many students attend Edgerton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Edgerton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Edgerton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edgerton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Edgerton Secondary

What district is Edgerton Elementary in?

Edgerton Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Edgerton Elementary?

Students at Edgerton Elementary are 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Edgerton Elementary a good school?

Edgerton Elementary ranks 572^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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