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Houston Elementary

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Houston Elementary ranks 229 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Houston Elementary is a PK–6 school serving 247 students in Houston, a small town in southeastern Minnesota, and it is part of the Houston Public School District. By the numbers, the school is doing well: in 2025–26 it ranked 229th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 74th percentile, with 4 stars — while its own district ranked 277th of 458 districts, at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. It has been above the state median for the past decade, mostly in the 70th–80th percentile range.

Math is Houston Elementary's clearest strength. All-grade math proficiency is 67.3%, compared with 35.7% for the district and 44.9% for the state, and 5th-grade math reaches 83.3% — nearly double the state rate. Reading is solid rather than elite: 58.4% proficient, versus 44.9% for the district and 48.6% for the state. Science is the big anomaly, at just 20.8% in 2025–26 — below both district and state, lower than every nearby school with reported data, and down sharply from 54.17%, 61.29%, and 73.08% in the three prior years. Notably, the same 5th-grade class that posted 83.3% in math and 70.8% in reading earned only 20.8% in science. Fourth grade is the relative soft spot in 2025–26, with math slightly below and reading nearly 10 points below state averages.

Compared with neighbors, Houston Elementary far outpaces Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementary, the other school in its own district, in math (67.3% vs. 26.7%) and reading (58.4% vs. 37.8%). It slightly edges Caledonia Elementary in math but trails Caledonia, La Crescent-Hokah Elementary, Spring Grove Elementary, and Mabel-Canton Elementary in reading, and trails all of them in science. It leads Rushford-Peterson Elementary and Washington-Kosciusko Elementary in both math and reading. About 40.08% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, down from 51.8% three years earlier, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.3 — favorable, though up from 9.0. Low-income students rank at the 61st percentile, below the school's overall 74th percentile.

247

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,311

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 S Sherman
Houston, MN 55943-0363

(507) 896-5323

District: Houston Public School District

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

High:	Houston Secondary
	Minnesota Virtual Academy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

229^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 458Houston 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
2026	72.8	229 of 869	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	192 of 872	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	265 of 881	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	171 of 845	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	293 of 858	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	241 of 869	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	105 of 870	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	276 of 847	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	295 of 853	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	238 of 848	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	251 of 840	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	116 of 826	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	77 of 824	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	9 of 820	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	78.9	105 of 814	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	236 of 803	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	68.0	139 of 434	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	307 of 781	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	307 of 777	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.6	213 of 756	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	167 of 685	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	65.0	235 of 676	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.6	120 of 674	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	222 of 790	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	247 of 799	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	336 of 809	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	194 of 787	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	224 of 799	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	173 of 783	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	83 of 787	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	326 of 774	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	296 of 764	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	185 of 764	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	186 of 793	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	91 of 774	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	200 of 683	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	50 of 740	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	198 of 728	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	233 of 807	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	128 of 812	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	204 of 826	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	184 of 799	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	374 of 808	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	286 of 784	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	149 of 798	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	248 of 779	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	324 of 710	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	276 of 714	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	364 of 730	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	244 of 712	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	386 of 725	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	277 of 710	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	209 of 722	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	436 of 712	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading58%+10 vs state

Science21%-5 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
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Sherman	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 896-5323	247	22	11.3	40.1%	232 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	72.8	229^th of 869 public elementary schools	73.6%		76.2	192^nd of 872 public elementary schools	78.0%	37	56.3	39.3	70.8	69.0	58.4	20.8	20.8	71.9	53.6	83.3	62.1	67.3	$12,311
Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar	Public, Virtual	K-5	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 792-8787	392	21	18.8	64.3%	189 (48.2%)	80 (20.4%)	50 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)	35.7	599^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.1%		48.3	490^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.8%	109	15.4	31.3	62.5		37.8	37.5	37.5	23.1	25.0	31.3		26.7
Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 W Main St	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 725-5205	295	24	12.3	30.8%	275 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	81.7	127^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.7	89^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.8%	38	64.4	74.0	66.0		67.9	35.8	35.8	69.5	79.6	45.3		64.6	$12,802
Rushford-Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 864-7785	266	24	11.2	36.8%	247 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	52.8	424^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.2%		62	351^st of 872 public elementary schools	59.7%	73	33.3	42.5	56.5		44.8	30.4	30.4	56.4	55.0	40.0		50.0	$11,587
Ridgeway Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	35564 County Road 12	Houston	55943	Houston County	Ridgeway Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 454-9566	97	10	9.6	23.7%	96 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.9	193^rd of 869 public elementary schools	77.8%		59.8	371^st of 872 public elementary schools	57.5%	178	65.0	46.7	75.0		63.6	25.0	25.0	85.0	66.7	50.0		67.3	$10,347
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1116 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent Montessori & STEM School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 895-4054	55	4	14.2	25.5%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	444^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.9%					(n/a)			45.5	70.0	64.5	27.3	27.3			36.4	20.0	43.8	$8,266
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	504 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 895-4484	359	33	10.7	26.5%	327 (91.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	81.4	130^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.5	237^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.8%	107	60.6	63.4			62.0			81.8	62.0			71.5	$12,930
Spring Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	186	14	13.3	30.6%	177 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	81.1	134^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.6%		76.6	181^st of 872 public elementary schools	79.2%	47	55.6	53.8	65.5	70.6	62.1	31.0	31.0	77.8	57.7	72.4	70.6	69.8	$11,013
Riverway Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	61	6	9.6	72.1%	37 (60.7%)	6 (9.8%)	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)								(n/a)					44.1							41.2	$12,919
Mabel-Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	143	10	14.7	24.5%	135 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	76.3	189^th of 869 public elementary schools	78.3%		77.1	179^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.5%	10	62.5	57.1	69.6	85.0	69.9	43.5	43.5	81.3	46.7	34.8	45.0	50.0	$10,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Elementary

How many students attend Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Houston Elementary.

What district is Houston Elementary in?

Houston Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Houston Elementary?

Students at Houston Elementary are 94% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Houston Elementary a good school?

Houston Elementary ranks 229^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Houston Secondary
High : Minnesota Virtual Academy High

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