Summary:
ZIP code 56074 is home to one high school, Nicollet High School, a grades 7–12 school with 151 students in Nicollet, MN, serving the Nicollet Public School District.
Because Nicollet High School is the only high school in the area, parents should judge it against district, state, and prior-year results rather than other local schools. Its clearest strengths are graduation outcomes: a 91.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, compared with state rates of 84.9% and 4.2%. Eighth grade is another bright spot, with reading at 76.5% (state 50.0%), math at 58.8% (state 42.3%), and science at 23.5% (state 16.7%). Reading is the most consistent all-grade subject, above the state in both 2025-2026 (51.9% vs. 48.6%) and 2024-2025 (53.03% vs. 49.59%). Context also looks favorable: only 14.57% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9.
There are real weak spots to weigh. In 2025-2026, all-grade math fell to 41.5%, below the state’s 44.9%, after being above the state the prior year (47.37% vs. 45.21%). All-grade science was below state in both years, and End-of-Course science came in at 25.0% versus the state’s 35.0%. Seventh grade also lagged, with math at 31.6% (state 40.3%) and reading at 36.8% (state 43.5%). The school’s rank has been volatile, moving from the 51st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 82nd in 2024-2025 and back to the 53rd in 2025-2026, which earned 3 stars; the district ranks higher overall at 110 of 458, or the 76th percentile, with 4 stars. With just 151 students, single-year swings can reflect small-cohort effects as much as lasting trends.
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