Skyline’s public schools
Mankato Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skyline. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Skyline’s schools, in brief
School by school
14 of Skyline’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Bridges Community Elementary places highest (better than 97%); Prairie Winds Middle School lowest (50%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve Skyline, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Mankato East Senior High and Mankato West Senior High. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Skyline, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Skyline · depends on your address
Franklin Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 388 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato Schools Center for Learning
Grades PK · 165 students · in Mankato
6th grade in Skyline · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
7th grade in Skyline · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
8th grade in Skyline · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
9th grade in Skyline · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
10th grade in Skyline · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mankato Public School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Skyline vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Skyline’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Skyline | — | Mankato Public |
| Mankato | B | Mankato Public |
| South Bend | B | Mankato Public PK–12 · Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Mankato Public with Skyline, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Skyline
14 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 Skyline’s schools
Are Skyline’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Skyline. Mankato Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skyline. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Skyline in?
Mankato Public School District.
Where do Skyline kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mankato East Senior High and Mankato West Senior High.
Parents talk
What Skyline families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Skyline → 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). Stars are from neighbors.