For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 345 students in Lac Qui Parle Valley Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Lac Qui Parle Valley School have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
999 Schools
# Students
834 Students
272,844 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
17,802 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lac Qui Parle Valley Schools, 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
#321 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
41%
Graduation Rate
85%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
9%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
67%
62%
% Hawaiian
21%
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,058 is higher than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $48,308 is higher than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,058
$17,860
Spending / Student
$48,308
$18,585
Best Lac Qui Parle Valley Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2860 291st Ave
Madison, MN 56256
(320) 752-4480
Madison, MN 56256
(320) 752-4480
Gr: 7-12 | 345 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
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