Summary:
Plummer, Minnesota has just one public school in the available data: Red Lake County Central Elementary, a PK–6 school with 178 students that belongs to the Red Lake County Central Public School district. Because it is the only school represented here, it is the local option for families with elementary-age children; there is no middle, high, or alternative school in this area summary.
The school has been moving in a positive direction. Its state rank improved each year, from 517 of 881 (41st percentile) in 2023-24 to 486 of 872 (44th percentile) in 2024-25 to 401 of 869 (54th percentile) in 2025-26, and its rating rose from 2 stars to 3 stars in 2025-26. Reading and Science are the clearest strengths. All-grades Reading went from 49.12% in 2024-25, a fraction below the state, to 50.5% in 2025-26, which is 1.9 points above state. Science made the biggest jump, from 22.58% to 33.3%, putting it 7.8 points above the state average and moving the subject from below state to well above it.
Math is the main relative weakness, at 40.7% in 2025-26, below the state's 44.9% and roughly flat against 42.11% the year before. Results also vary by grade. The bright spots relative to state are 5th grade Reading (64% vs 54.5%), 6th grade Math (46.9% vs 39.5%), and 5th grade Science (33.3% vs 25.9%). The largest gaps are 4th grade Math (36.4% vs 55.2%) and 4th grade Reading (36.4% vs 48.8%). With 178 students, a 9.9:1 student-teacher ratio, and 40.45% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, grade-level percentages can swing noticeably from one year to the next.
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