The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Math. The lowest is 63% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kasson-mantorville Elementary
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in the Kasson-Mantorville School District, a combined school system that serves the neighboring small cities of Kasson and Mantorville, about a 20-minute drive west of Rochester. The building sits in a primarily residential part of Kasson, a compact town that has grown steadily over the last two decades and functions largely as a bedroom community for the Rochester area. There is no public transit system in town; getting around requires a car.
The school enrolls a fairly large student body for an elementary building serving only these early grades. The student population is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and a small number of multiracial and Black students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is moderate for the region. Data on the share of students with disabilities or who are English learners was not available in the source materials reviewed, so a full picture of the school’s special population supports is not possible here.
In state testing for the 2024-25 school year, the school’s results were well above the average among tested schools in Dodge County. For math, roughly four out of five third graders and a similar share of fourth graders met or exceeded the Minnesota standards. In reading, the proficiency rates were lower but still above the county median: about three out of five third graders and a similar proportion of fourth graders scored proficient. The available data covers only a single year, so it is not possible to speak to trends over time. Because the school does not serve grades beyond fourth, there is no high school graduation rate to report, which reflects the grade structure and not a missing metric.
The comparison set used here is all districts in Dodge County. On an overall proficiency index that averages reading and math scores across tested grades, Kasson-Mantorville Elementary ranked in the top quartile among those districts, a position that signals strong academic performance relative to others in the county.
The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It is not a Title I school, which suggests the share of low-income students, while present, does not reach the threshold for schoolwide federal support. No information on discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course access was available from the data provided.
Housing in Kasson is moderately priced compared to the state as a whole, with home values roughly on par with the Minnesota median. The town’s recent growth means there is active residential demand, though no new large developments were named in the research. The district itself did not appear to have undergone any major structural changes or bond initiatives in recent years, based on publicly reported information.
For a parent considering this school, the picture is one of a solidly performing elementary school in a growing, car-dependent small city within commuting distance of Rochester. The academic results are well above the local median, particularly in math. The student body is not highly diverse, which may or may not matter to a given family. The absence of data on special education and English learner populations is a gap that a parent may want to explore directly with the school. The school’s grade span means that families will need to plan for the transition to a middle school or upper elementary building for fifth grade and beyond, a detail that is worth understanding before enrollment decisions are made.
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