Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota for Native American Students

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Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Native American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Native American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 42)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Native American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Native American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
270942000380	1	Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	354	35	10.2	44.1%	265 (74.9%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.0%)	$12,463							97.6%	84.9%	12.72%
271317005230	2	East Rapids Elementary	Public	K-5	1195 NE 10th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5880	649	39	16.6	56.9%	541 (83.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)								95.2%	81.4%	13.85%
271023000445	3	Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Rossman Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 847-9268	592	42	13.9	40.9%	474 (80.1%)	11 (1.9%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	68 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$11,099							92.9%	70.9%	21.92%
271023002268	4	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 11th Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 847-1106	583	45	13.1	55.2%	386 (66.2%)	21 (3.6%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	120 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$14,329							90.5%	56.0%	34.52%
270972000414	5	Highland Elementary	Public	1-5	801 N Central Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 281-5600	392	32	12.2	66.1%	216 (55.1%)	19 (4.8%)	109 (27.8%)	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,289							88.1%	55.4%	32.70%
270711000279	6	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	118 Church St S	Browns Valley	56219	Traverse County	Browns Valley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 695-2103	129	10	13	55.8%	44 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	76 (58.9%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	$14,938							85.7%	52.3%	33.39%
272808001233	7	Park Rapids Area Century Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 237-6220	682	56	12.2	54.4%	546 (80.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.3%)	$10,356							83.3%	57.5%	25.79%
271014000434	8	King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 5th St SE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	396	43	9.2	71.2%	203 (51.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	108 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.4%)	$17,165							81.0%	65.8%	15.12%
270444005094	9	Gene Dillon Elementary School	Public	4-5	3795 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3100	679	45	15	50.7%	429 (63.2%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	206 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$10,964							78.6%	47.2%	31.35%
270018201305	10	Reede Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 McPhail Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 644-7628	445	34	12.9	49.7%	307 (69.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,770							76.2%	39.6%	36.58%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.