Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Granite Falls’s public schools score below 59% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation
27% of students in Granite Falls’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Granite Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Granite Falls’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 824 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granite Falls’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Granite Falls’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,693 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 6 the district’s path is Yellow Medicine East Secondary. Enrollment is up 21% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Granite Falls’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Minnesota school districts, #234 of 274 Minnesota towns. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Granite Falls, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Granite Falls
Bert Raney Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Grades 6–12 · 321 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Granite Falls’s public schools are run by Yellow Medicine East. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Granite Falls vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Granite Falls’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls | C+ | Yellow Medicine East |
| Granite Falls Township | — | Yellow Medicine East |
| Minnesota Falls | — | Yellow Medicine East |
| Stony Run | — | Yellow Medicine East PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Yellow Medicine East with Granite Falls, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Granite Falls
2 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).
Questions about Granite Falls’s schools
Are Granite Falls’s schools good?
On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Granite Falls children attend score below 59% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #234 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Granite Falls in?
Yellow Medicine East, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 605 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
What is Granite Falls’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Yellow Medicine East graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Granite Falls spend per student?
$17,693 in Yellow Medicine East (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Granite Falls families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Granite Falls → They have their own page.
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.