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Prairie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-2

690

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,931

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 1st Ave SW
Worthington, MN 56187-1301

(507) 727-1250

District: Worthington Public School District

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Worthington Middle
High:	Worthington Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

White:

12.2%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2022

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg48%

Not ranked this year

Prairie Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2022	19.7	702 of 858	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	739 of 869	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	710 of 870	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	687 of 847	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	675 of 853	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	688 of 848	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	672 of 840	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	697 of 826	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	713 of 824	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	707 of 820	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	681 of 814	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	708 of 803	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	381 of 434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	626 of 781	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.5	503 of 777	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.9	514 of 756	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	571 of 685	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	597 of 676	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.1	561 of 674	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	157 of 282	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	83 of 227	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	61 of 283	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	115 of 266	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	81 of 131	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	50 of 88	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	89 of 136	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	92 of 134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	148 of 256	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	122 of 175	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	105 of 239	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	81 of 242	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	664 of 799	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	684 of 783	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	668 of 787	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	627 of 774	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	111 of 209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	119 of 153	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	94 of 219	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	74 of 220	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	453 of 663	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	536 of 683	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	502 of 740	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	468 of 728	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	671 of 808	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	681 of 784	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	644 of 798	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	636 of 779	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	406 of 500	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	373 of 417	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	421 of 515	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	374 of 463	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	557 of 725	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	657 of 710	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	517 of 722	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	365 of 712	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)47th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2022)38th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)32nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2022)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2022)19th percentile~ school

Male (2022)17th percentile~ school

Female (2022)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2021-2022) ?

Math35%-9 vs state

Reading29%-22 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
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1700 1st Ave SW	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 727-1250	690	58	11.8	73.2%	84 (12.2%)	42 (6.1%)	482 (69.9%)	57 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	15 (2.2%)								(n/a)											$11,931
Intermediate School	Public	3-5	671 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 727-1275	705	51	13.9	70.4%	106 (15.0%)	46 (6.5%)	460 (65.2%)	57 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.7%)	20.2	712^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.3%		22	714^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.0%	2	39.8	28.3	21.3		29.8	30.1	24.4	41.5		32.1
Virtual Instruction by Excellence E	Public, Virtual	K-6	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 372-1322	518	10	49.8	37.5%	454 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	84.8	96^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.0%		76.5	175^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.1%	79	60.0			63.6	58.3	60.0			100.0	77.8
Round Lake-Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	377	26	14.2	73.2%	81 (21.5%)	5 (1.3%)	275 (72.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	32.8	619^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.0%		17.9	739^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.1%	120	41.3	34.7	20.4		31.9	43.5	42.9	44.9		43.8	$10,027
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
Fulda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 N Lafayette Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 425-2581	179	16	11.3	54.7%	134 (74.9%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	70.5	263^rd of 872 public elementary schools	69.8%		59	386^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.2%	123	80.7	82.6	34.5	36.0	58.3	51.6	60.9	65.5	56.0	58.3	$14,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Elementary

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Worthington Middle
High : Worthington Senior High

How many students attend Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Prairie Elementary.

What district is Prairie Elementary in?

Worthington Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary?

Students at Prairie Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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