Summary:
ZIP code 56309 covers Ashby, Minnesota, and is home to two public schools serving grades PK–12: Ashby Elementary (PK–6, 178 students) and Ashby Secondary (7–12, 137 students), both part of the Ashby Public School District. Together they enroll 315 students, and there is no standalone middle school or alternative school in the area. The district overall ranks 112 of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it in the 76th percentile with 4 stars. Both schools serve similar student populations by economic indicators, with free/reduced lunch at 33.15% at the elementary and 35.04% at the secondary, and low student-teacher ratios of 11.2 and 11.6.
Ashby Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 174 of 869 schools — the 80th percentile with 4 stars — up from the 57th percentile two years earlier. Its math proficiency is 67.7% and reading is 65.3%, well above the state's 44.9% and 48.6%, and nearly every tested grade in those subjects beats the state average, including 4th grade math at 81.3% and 5th grade reading at 69.2%. Science is the exception, at 15.4% versus the state's 25.5% and down from 33.33% a year earlier.
Ashby Secondary has improved from the 21st to the 47th percentile (250 of 473 schools, 2 stars), though it remains mid-pack. Math is 46.3% and reading 52.6%, slightly above state, while science is 20.0%, below state. Grades 7 and 8 are strong — 7th grade reading 72.7%, 8th grade math 52.0% — but 11th grade math (26.3%) and 10th grade reading (40.0%) fall below state. Completion is a serious concern: a 75.0% graduation rate against the state's 84.9%, and a 12.5% dropout rate versus 4.2%. Science remains the shared weakness across both schools.
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