For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 242 students in Lester Prairie Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Lester Prairie Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
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This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
998 Schools
# Students
459 Students
273,548 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
17,853 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Lester Prairie Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#269 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
41%
Graduation Rate
85%
84%
Diversity Score
0.42
0.59
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
23%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
73%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $16,784 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,852. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,673 is higher than the state median of $18,577. The school district spending/student has grown by 121% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,784
$17,852
Spending / Student
$35,673
$18,577
Best Lester Prairie Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lester Prairie Secondary
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
131 Hickory St N
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Gr: 7-12 | 242 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
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