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Lakeland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

765^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lakeland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Willmar, Minnesota, serving 578 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Willmar Public School District, which is ranked 339 out of 446 districts in the state.

Lakeland Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 625-765 out of 845-872 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in math and reading at just 27.27% and 24.24% respectively in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low for White students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Minnesota elementary schools in math and reading.

Lakeland Elementary has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 76.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. In contrast, the nearby Murdock Elementary and Prairie Woods Elementary schools, which are in different districts, significantly outperform Lakeland Elementary on MCA-III assessments. Lakeland's academic performance has remained consistently low over the past 5 years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or proficiency rates.

623

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,031

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Lakeland Drive SE
Willmar, MN 56201-8888

(320) 263-5020

District: Willmar Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

White:

27.6%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

765^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Willmar Public School District

339^th of 446Willmar 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	13.6	765 of 872	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	721 of 881	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	625 of 845	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	651 of 858	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	688 of 869	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	720 of 870	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	159 of 298	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	132 of 282	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	174 of 227	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	234 of 283	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	205 of 303	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	236 of 303	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	138 of 276	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	151 of 256	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	81 of 175	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	205 of 239	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	710 of 799	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	686 of 809	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	604 of 787	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	621 of 799	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	644 of 783	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	682 of 787	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	174 of 238	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	116 of 214	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	128 of 209	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	89 of 153	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	111 of 219	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	686 of 764	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	678 of 793	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	572 of 774	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	444 of 663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	558 of 683	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	617 of 740	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	701 of 812	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	659 of 826	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	582 of 799	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	607 of 808	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	639 of 784	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	638 of 798	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	514 of 562	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	508 of 572	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	507 of 524	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	476 of 500	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	372 of 417	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	400 of 515	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	679 of 714	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	534 of 730	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	396 of 712	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	273 of 725	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	434 of 710	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	619 of 722	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math27%-18 vs state

Reading24%-25 vs state

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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
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Lakeland Drive SE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 263-5020	623	47	13.3	72.2%	172 (27.6%)	75 (12.0%)	329 (52.8%)	23 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	13.6	765^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.5	721^st of 881 public elementary schools	18.2%	44	30.4	36.6	14.1		27.3	17.0	26.9	30.4		24.2	$12,031
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	824 7th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 214-6688	672	55	12.2	68.5%	208 (31.0%)	105 (15.6%)	316 (47.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	26.1	680^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.0%		35.5	613^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.4%	67	35.1	36.1	42.0		38.0	22.6	29.3	39.3		30.9	$12,983
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 19th Ave SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 231-8470	580	47	12.4	64.5%	191 (32.9%)	123 (21.2%)	208 (35.9%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	37.4	587^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.7%		34.9	620^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.6%	33	42.1	51.8	56.0		50.0	23.9	32.9	41.8		33.0	$12,945
A.C.G.C. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 S 2nd St	Atwater	56209	Kandiyohi County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-4686	369	32	11.5	53.7%	295 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	45.3	519^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.5%		48.5	509^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.2%	10	57.4	54.8			56.1	41.0	32.3			36.6	$12,613
Prairie Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	17435 County Road 9 NE	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 354-2252	578	44	13.2	28.0%	509 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	75.3	204^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.6%		73.8	221^st of 881 public elementary schools	74.9%	17	65.2	70.8			67.8	53.3	59.2			56.1	$11,812
Murdock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Hollis St N	Murdock	56271	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 875-2441	395	35	11.4	40.5%	297 (75.2%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (21.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61.5	356^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.4	397^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.9%	41	75.0	48.8	44.6	53.9	54.2	57.5	38.8	58.9	55.8	51.1	$11,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeland Elementary School

How many students attend Lakeland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Lakeland Elementary School.

Is Lakeland Elementary School a good school?

Lakeland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Lakeland Elementary School in?

Willmar Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Lakeland Elementary School?

Students at Lakeland Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 28% White, 12% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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