For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 249 students in Pipestone Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Pipestone Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% 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
1,003 Schools
# Students
1,087 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pipestone Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#276 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
41%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.59
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
23%
11%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
68%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,442 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $33,886 is higher than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,442
$17,854
Spending / Student
$33,886
$18,580
Best Pipestone Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heartland Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2171 100th Ave
Lake Benton, MN 56149
(507) 368-3250
Lake Benton, MN 56149
(507) 368-3250
Grades: K-8
| 11 students
Rank: #22.
Pipestone Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1401 7th St Sw
Pipestone, MN 56164
(507) 825-5861
Pipestone, MN 56164
(507) 825-5861
Grades: 6-8
| 238 students
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