The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in Math. The lowest is 13% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Leroy Elementary
LeRoy Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural town of LeRoy, Minnesota. The school is part of the LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools district and occupies a regular public school role within the community. Its enrollment is modest for its grade band, with a population that is predominantly white and a share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch that is substantial. The school does not serve grades beyond sixth, so it has no graduation rate to report.
State testing data from the most recent available school year provides a mixed academic picture. In math, results vary noticeably by grade level. One tested grade posted a proficiency rate that was the highest across the school’s results, while two other grades showed rates well below that mark. In reading, the pattern was more consistent, with all tested grades falling in a moderate range, clustered roughly around the same point. In science, one tested grade posted a proficiency rate that is very low. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, especially given that state assessment changes in recent years may affect year-to-year comparability. Compared to other districts in Mower County, the school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint of the cohort.
The school environment reflects its small-town setting. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic or Latino population and a very small number of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials. The school does not operate as a charter or magnet institution. Information on discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance was also absent from the available records.
LeRoy itself is a community of modest size, growing slowly over the past several decades. Its built environment is a traditional small-town grid centered on a Main Street corridor that carries Minnesota State Highway 56. Civic and school life are woven into this fabric rather than separated onto isolated campuses. The LeRoy-Ostrander district houses its K-12 program within the town, and the elementary school sits as part of that arrangement. Recreation amenities such as an indoor community pool, a bowling alley, two city parks, and the beginning of the Shooting Star State Trail are present. The town’s public library, a Carnegie-style building on the National Register of Historic Places, provides another civic anchor. Lake Louise State Park is a short drive north.
Housing values in the area are below the state median, consistent with a rural community in this part of Minnesota. No major new housing developments or commercial expansions were identified in available public records, and the community appears to be experiencing slow, incremental growth rather than rapid change. No recent district-level changes that would directly affect families were confirmed from publicly reported information.
For a parent, LeRoy Elementary offers an elementary experience in a small, rural district where the school is central to the town’s life. The path to high school is within the same district, with the upper grades housed in the same community. The academic results show some variability across subjects and grades, with a particular soft spot in science and a mixed math picture, while reading proficiency sits in a moderate middle range. The school’s overall proficiency, when averaged, falls above the typical district in Mower County, but individual grade-level results may prompt follow-up questions. The student body is not diverse, and the setting is quiet and slow-growing. Families who value a small school embedded in a stable rural town may find this a good fit; those seeking more academic breadth, a wider range of course offerings, or a more diverse peer environment should note that the school does not provide those dimensions in a way that the available data measures.
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