Summary:
ZIP code 56128, covering Edgerton, Minnesota, is home to two public schools serving a combined 437 students: Edgerton Elementary (grades PK–5, 209 students) and Edgerton Secondary (grades 6–12, 228 students). Both belong to the Edgerton Public School District, which ranks 254th of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. There are no separate middle or alternative schools in the area, so grades 6–8 are housed inside the secondary building.
The two schools are currently heading in opposite directions, and Edgerton Secondary is the stronger of the two. It ranks 203rd of 473 schools, at the 57th percentile with 3 stars, after a volatile run of 1 star in 2023–2024, 4 stars in 2024–2025, and 3 stars now. Its dropout rate is 0.0% against the state's 4.2%, and its graduation rate of 84.0% is essentially at the state's 84.9%. Its highlights include 11th-grade math at 50.0% proficient versus the state's 35.3%, 7th-grade math at 46.4%, and 6th-grade reading at 57.1%. By contrast, Edgerton Elementary ranks 649th of 869 schools, at the 25th percentile with 1 star, slipping from 2 stars and the 37th percentile in 2023–2024.
Science is the clearest district-wide weakness, and the elementary school drives it: all-grade science proficiency is 3.7% there, versus the district's 16.7% and the state's 25.5%, with 5th-grade science also at 3.7%. Fifth-grade math is equally severe at 3.7% against the state's 41.9%. The elementary school does have bright spots — 4th-grade math at 53.3% and 3rd-grade reading at 46.9%, essentially at the state average. At the secondary school, reading is mixed: 6th grade is strong at 57.1%, but 8th-grade reading is 30.2% against the state's 50.0%. Notably, the secondary school has the higher free/reduced-lunch rate (44.74% vs. 36.84%) and similar class sizes, so those factors alone do not explain the performance gap.
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