McGregor Elementary

McGregor Elementary is a small PK–6 school in McGregor, MN, serving 220 students in the McGregor Public School District, with no other schools within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are to its district and Minnesota averages.

For parents, the most important strengths are math and class size. Student-to-teacher ratios have been very lean—9.9 in 2022-23, 8.9 in 2023-24, and 8.8 in 2024-25—roughly 25 teachers for 220 students. In 2025-26, math proficiency was 50.5%, above Minnesota’s 44.9% and well above the district’s 36.8%, the school’s most consistent advantage over four years. Reading was 47.7%, essentially level with the state’s 48.6%. The clearest weakness is science: 13.6% proficiency versus 25.5% statewide, after being above state a few years earlier. Third-grade reading was also a sharp local gap at 22.7%, compared with 46.8% statewide. Because grade cohorts are only about 20–25 students, a few children can move these percentages a lot.

The school’s 2025-26 overall rank slipped to the 53rd percentile from 68th the prior year, while state scores were flat, so the dip appears school-specific but modest given its small size. A notable pattern is that students in special education ranked in the 79th percentile in 2024-25, and low-income students ranked in the 60th percentile in 2025-26—both above the school’s overall 53rd percentile—suggesting support programs are helping higher-need students. One data caution: free/reduced-price lunch eligibility dropped from 63.5% to 45.0% in a single year, which likely reflects a reporting or program change rather than a real shift in family economics. Overall, McGregor Elementary is a small school with unusually small classes, reliable math strength, and targeted reading and science gaps to watch.