Top 5 Best Prior Lake Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 4,302 students in Prior Lake, MN (there are 5 private schools, serving 555 private students). 89% of all K-12 students in Prior Lake, MN are educated in public schools (compared to the MN state average of 90%). Prior Lake has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Minnesota.

The top ranked public schools in Prior Lake, MN are Jeffers Pond Elementary School, La Ola Del Lago At Grainwood and Westwood Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Prior Lake, MN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Minnesota public school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Prior Lake have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Minnesota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Minnesota public school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).