Yellow Medicine East School District

450 9th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241-1399
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 331 students in Yellow Medicine East School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Yellow Medicine East School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
603 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
52 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

District Rank

Yellow Medicine East School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MN)
#383 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Yellow Medicine East  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
27%
45%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Yellow Medicine East  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
41%
51%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Yellow Medicine East  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30%
41%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Yellow Medicine East  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≥90%
84%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Yellow Medicine East  School District and public school graduation rate of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.53
0.59
# American Indian Students
62 Students
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
10%
2%
# Asian Students
6 Students
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
11%
# Black Students
8 Students
32,798 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
400 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
66%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
15
847
# Students in K Grade:
55
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
35
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
33
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
54
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
48
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
40
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,701 is higher than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,657 is higher than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MN)
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$15,547 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Yellow Medicine East  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$14 MM
$16,179 MM
This chart displays total spending of Yellow Medicine East  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$19,701
$17,854
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Yellow Medicine East  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$22,657
$18,580
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Yellow Medicine East  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Yellow Medicine East School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
450 9th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(320) 564-4081
Grades: 6-12
| 331 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 603 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 34%
  • : ≥90% (Top 30% in MN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • : 41% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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