Summary:
ZIP code 56074, covering Nicollet, Minnesota, contains two public schools: Nicollet Elementary School (PK–6, 156 students) and Nicollet High School (7–12, 151 students), both in the Nicollet Public School District. There is no standalone middle school; grades 7 and 8 are served within the high school, and combined enrollment is 307. The district ranks 110 of 458 in Minnesota, in the 76th percentile with 4 stars.
Nicollet Elementary School is the academic anchor of the district. In 2025–2026 it beat both the district and the state in math (54.8% vs. 44.9% state), reading (61.9% vs. 48.6%), and science (40.0% vs. 25.5%). Grade-level strengths cluster in 3rd grade math (71.4% vs. 57.9%), 4th grade math (68.0% vs. 55.2%), and 5th grade reading (76.7% vs. 54.5%). Relative weak spots are limited: 6th grade math (33.3% vs. 39.5%) and 3rd grade reading (42.9% vs. 46.8%). Its rank has stayed steady between the 68th and 76th percentile over three years.
Nicollet High School stands out for completion rather than proficiency, with a 91.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, both better than the state. Yet its 2025–2026 all-grade scores trail the district in every subject — math 41.5%, reading 51.9%, science 24.2% — though reading remains above the state. Eighth grade is a bright spot (reading 76.5% vs. 50.0% state; math 58.8% vs. 42.3%), while 7th grade reading and math and End of Course science (25.0% vs. 35.0%) lag. Its rank has swung widely, from 51st to 82nd to 53rd percentile. Both schools saw math declines larger than the state's small dip. With roughly 150 students per school, a handful of students can shift percentages, so single-year swings deserve caution.
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