Crookston’s public schools score below 54% of Minnesota districts
The public schools Crookston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Crookston’s schools, in brief
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 49%, 4 points below the state. Math is 46%, 2 points above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Crookston Secondary. Lowell, Fairfax and Andover send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Crookston outscores all three towns that border it. The whole area is strong: even the lowest-scoring neighbor, Lowell, earns C+. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Crookston compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crookston.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Crookston vs. its neighbors
Crookston’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Minnesota districts.
Every school in Crookston
7 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Crookston families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges in Crookston
1 college in Crookston, and 1 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Crookston. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.