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Pillager Elementary

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Pillager Elementary ranks 315 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pillager Elementary is a public elementary school serving 522 students in grades PK-4 in Pillager, Minnesota. The school is part of the Pillager Public School District, which is ranked 166 out of 446 districts in the state.

Pillager Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in Math and Reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.69% of Pillager Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 48.15% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In Reading, 51.74% of Pillager Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 50% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade Math, where 66.67% of students were proficient or better, compared to 55.6% statewide.

Pillager Elementary also stands out for its ability to effectively serve diverse student populations. The school ranked 328 out of 799 Minnesota elementary schools for female students, 153 out of 562 for special education students, and 200 out of 764 for low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools, such as Nisswa Elementary and Staples-Motley Elementary, Pillager Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in both Math and Reading.

521

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,169

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

323 E 2nd St S
Pillager, MN 56473-8888

(218) 746-2110

District: Pillager Public School District

Students who attend Pillager Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pillager Middle School
High:	Pillager Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

315^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

166^th of 446Pillager 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	65.8	315 of 872	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	329 of 881	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	324 of 845	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	282 of 858	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	259 of 869	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	444 of 870	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	527 of 847	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	510 of 853	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.1	230 of 848	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.8	353 of 840	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.4	523 of 826	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	590 of 824	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	61.8	370 of 820	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	505 of 814	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	486 of 803	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	302 of 434	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.8	590 of 781	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	662 of 777	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	620 of 756	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.1	568 of 685	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	583 of 676	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	46.6	445 of 674	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	328 of 799	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	187 of 809	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	217 of 787	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	252 of 799	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	278 of 783	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	254 of 787	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	525 of 774	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	200 of 764	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	213 of 793	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	211 of 774	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	112 of 663	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	16 of 683	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	276 of 740	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	293 of 728	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	250 of 812	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	479 of 826	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	435 of 799	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	310 of 808	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	223 of 784	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	498 of 798	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	460 of 779	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	153 of 562	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	357 of 572	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	306 of 524	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	309 of 500	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	129 of 417	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	383 of 515	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	440 of 714	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	476 of 730	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	479 of 712	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	436 of 725	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	342 of 710	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	591 of 722	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	621 of 712	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+16 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

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Schools Near Pillager 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
Pillager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-2110	521	40	12.9	41.5%	488 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	65.8	315^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.9%		63.6	329^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.7%	14	57.1	66.7			61.7	46.7	57.3			51.7	$11,169
Baxter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12191 Jasperwood Drive	Baxter	56425	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6400	506	34	14.9	31.8%	462 (91.3%)	9 (1.8%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	68.8	282^nd of 872 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.8	220^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.0%	62	64.3	59.1			61.8	53.6	54.3			53.9	$11,504
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	220 3rd St NW	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6800	407	40	10.2	57.5%	344 (84.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	44.4	525^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.8%		41.2	573^rd of 881 public elementary schools	35.0%	48	44.8	52.1			47.9	41.7	45.1			43.1	$15,397
Discovery Woods	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	604 N 7th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Discovery Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 828-8200	101	11	8.9	64.4%	77 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (17.8%)	29	658^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.5%		29.4	658^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.3%		35.3		9.1	9.1	25.0	35.3		45.5	63.6	41.7	$9,692
Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	230	19	12.1	59.1%	200 (87.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	45.3	518^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.6%		32.3	638^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.6%	120	68.2	41.3			54.4	52.3	19.6			35.6	$14,382
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-4	704 3rd Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6550	355	26	13.9	39.7%	314 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	84.4	100^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.5%		88	62^nd of 881 public elementary schools	93.0%	38	74.7	71.6			73.2	59.5	67.6			63.4	$11,809
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	250	21	12.1	52.4%	203 (81.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	26.9	674^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.7%		52.2	468^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.9%	206	24.2	42.6			32.5	18.5	51.9			33.6	$12,674
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	308	24	13.1	55.8%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	33.8	609^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.2%		42.8	559^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.5%	50	48.9	44.3			46.3	34.0	34.4			34.3	$12,285
Nisswa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5533 Lakers Lane	Nisswa	56468	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 961-6860	249	18	13.8	27.3%	233 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	75.4	203^rd of 872 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.7	147^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.3%	56	64.3	83.0			72.8	46.4	66.0			55.3	$12,324
Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 E Minnesota Ave	Randall	56475	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-5200	119	10	12.0	61.3%	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	33.7	611^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.9%		46.6	535^th of 881 public elementary schools	39.3%	76	28.6	31.3	41.2		33.3	33.3	37.5	58.8		42.6	$15,321

Frequently Asked Questions about Pillager Elementary

How many students attend Pillager Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Pillager Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pillager Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pillager Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pillager Middle School
High : Pillager Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Pillager Elementary?

Students at Pillager Elementary are 94% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Pillager Elementary in?

Pillager Public School District

Is Pillager Elementary a good school?

Pillager Elementary ranks 315^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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