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Schools in Blooming Prairie · Blooming Prairie Public School District

Blooming Prairie’s public schools outscore 84% of Minnesota districts

Math proficiency in Blooming Prairie’s districts is 55%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Blooming Prairie, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 10 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
864 students on the public path
In brief

Blooming Prairie’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1013 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blooming Prairie’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,647 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Blooming Prairie High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blooming Prairie’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 84% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores are above the Minnesota average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1013)Better than 90%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 439 test results could put Blooming Prairie anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Blooming Prairie’s students in the tested grades sat them (429 in math, 449 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blooming Prairie, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Blooming Prairie ElementaryBlooming Prairie Public School DistrictA−
7–12Blooming Prairie High SchoolBlooming Prairie Public School DistrictC+

Blooming Prairie’s public schools are run by Blooming Prairie Public School District, which also serves Aurora, Blooming Prairie, Geneva and Newry and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Blooming Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 864 students · 13.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,647MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 51.1% · 449 students tested
Math55%
State average 44.8% · 429 students tested

Blooming Prairie vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Blooming Prairie’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blooming PrairieA−Blooming Prairie Public
Blooming Prairie Township—Blooming Prairie Public
Westfield—Blooming Prairie Public PK–12 · Hayfield Public PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Blooming Prairie Public with Blooming Prairie, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Blooming Prairie

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Blooming Prairieby address
Blooming Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
341 students12:1Rate it →
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo
Middle · Grades 5–6
138 students14:1Rate it →
Blooming Prairie High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
385 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Blooming Prairie’s schools

Are Blooming Prairie’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Blooming Prairie children attend outscore 84% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blooming Prairie in?

Blooming Prairie Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 864 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Blooming Prairie spend per student?

$13,647 in Blooming Prairie Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Blooming Prairie families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.