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Cards Program

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The brief

A Southern Mn Education Consortium school serving grades Pre-K – 12th.

Cards Program is listed in Southern Mn Education Consortium, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math25%7 students tested · state average not published · 2016 EdFacts
Reading75%6 students tested · state average not published · 2019 EdFacts
Proficiency has improved 51 points since 2016, reaching 75% in 2019, across a 4-year record (2016–2019).2016 EdFacts; 4 test records from MN state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).
About this school's data4 sources, 2016–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

  • Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
  • We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 25% (2016 EdFacts) · reading/ELA 58% (multi-year average, 2016-2019).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2016 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2016 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 55912; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments 2016 EdFacts, multi-year average, 2016-2019; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Cards Program and the 16 nearest schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$68,205
Median home value
$161,800
Median rent
$864/mo
College educated
23.7%
Homeownership
72.2%
Poverty rate
14%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 55912; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
36
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
56
Bikeable
City reported crime
1,861/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Austin. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Austin), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible district peers, best rated first.
  1. Cards Programthis school
    not rated
  2. Enrich Aldensame district
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No grade-compatible school using the same rating model is available within 5 miles, so these are one recorded peers in Southern Mn Education Consortium, best rated first.Public-school ratings. Same-district campuses. A district label is not attendance eligibility; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Cards Program serve?

Cards Program serves students in grades Pre-K through 12th.

How many students attend Cards Program?

Cards Program has an enrollment of approximately 12 students.

What are the test scores at Cards Program?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Cards Program has 25% math proficiency (2016 EdFacts) and 58% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2019).

Is Cards Program a charter school?

No, Cards Program is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Cards Program a Title I school?

No, Cards Program is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Cards Program?

75.0% of students at Cards Program qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
Pre-K – 12th
Enrollment
12
Free or reduced lunch
75.0%
Type
Special_ed
Title I
No
Setting
Remote Rural
County
Mower County
Schools in district
14
District spending per student
$45,185
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
Not available
The source release did not match this district identifier.
Area population (ZIP 55912)
29,438
Area average commute
18 min
Area median age
37.4

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Minnesota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.