For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 235 students in Lester Prairie Public School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Minnesota.
Public Preschool in Lester Prairie Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Minnesota public pre school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public preschool average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
709 Schools
# Students
471 Students
206,971 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
16,055 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lester Prairie Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#308 out of 516 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
53%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.62
# American Indian Students
3 Students
4,572 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
14,419 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
103 Students
25,879 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
13%
# Black Students
1 Student
26,965 Students
% Black Students
n/a
13%
# White Students
349 Students
121,480 Students
% White Students
74%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
264 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
13,392 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
21,688
# Students in K Grade:
26
35,048
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
30,524
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
30,467
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
28,186
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
26,984
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
23,053
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
8,114
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
1,333
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
1,212
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
56
# Students in 10th Grade:
53
62
# Students in 11th Grade:
29
55
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
189
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,357 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,764 is higher than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has grown by 115% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,357
$17,887
Spending / Student
$34,764
$18,614
Best Lester Prairie Public School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lester Prairie Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
131 Hickory St N
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Grades: PK-6
| 235 students
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