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Best Public Schools in Beltrami County, MN

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Schools

7,934

Students

Districts

Top rankedBemidji Middle148^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Kelliher Secondary up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ponemah Elementary 6.9 students per teacher

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16 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
North Country Vocational Coop. Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3728 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	North Country Vocational Coop. Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 755-4594	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Schoolcraft Learning Community	Public, Charter	K-8	8955 Deer School Rd	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Schoolcraft Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-2102	192	19	10.0	38.0%	135 (70.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	46.2	510^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.5%		42.5	563^rd of 881 public elementary schools	36.1%	53	65.0	45.8	38.1	16.7	22.7	14.3		33.6	30.0	45.8	71.4	48.3	45.5	50.0		48.5	$14,863
Treknorth High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Pine Ridge Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Treknorth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-1888	144	9	15.6	63.9%	58 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	44.6	279^th of 450 public high schools	38.0%		41.4	304^th of 480 public high schools	36.7%	25							9.5	9.5							51.5	51.5	$16,188
Trek North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2400 Pine Ridge Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Treknorth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-1888	109	9	12.1	67.0%	40 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.9%)	22.6	419^th of 519 public middle schools	19.3%		26.8	423^rd of 545 public middle schools	22.4%	4				10.3	19.4	11.1		13.5				35.9	36.1	34.3		35.5	$11,409
Voyageurs Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	9-12	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	83	13	6.5	81.9%	22 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (15.7%)	12.3	408^th of 450 public high schools	9.3%		17.9	402^nd of 480 public high schools	16.3%	6							7.7	7.7							23.1	23.1	$23,034
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	44	0	41.1	84.1%	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (15.9%)	10.3	481^st of 519 public middle schools	7.3%		4.7	535^th of 545 public middle schools	1.8%	54				7.7	6.7	8.3		7.5				41.7	6.7	16.7		20.5	$9,534
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Public, Charter	K-8	3604 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3077	133	13	9.8	54.9%	56 (42.1%)	4 (3.0%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	62 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	14.8	751^st of 872 public elementary schools	13.9%		13.6	768^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.8%	17	30.0	15.8	0.0	28.6	9.1			15.6	25.0	15.8	21.1	50.0	36.4			30.0
Endazhi-Nitaawiging	Public, Charter	K-7	25065 Highway 1 W	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Endazhi-Nitaawiging	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 679-1060	113	5	20.5	78.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	2.8	861^st of 872 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.6	871^st of 881 public elementary schools	1.1%	10	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0				1.8	6.7	8.3	14.3	20.0				10.3
Bemidji Senior High	Public	9-12	2900 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 444-1600	1,537	78	19.8	33.4%	1,122 (73.0%)	14 (0.9%)	25 (1.6%)	6 (0.4%)	327 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.7%)	48.8	261^st of 450 public high schools	42.0%		50.6	255^th of 480 public high schools	46.9%	6							37.4	37.4							37.1	37.1	$13,403
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1617 5th St NE	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3250	320	23	13.7	45.9%	209 (65.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	88 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)	71.6							71.6	60.2							60.2	$13,118
Horace May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	4415 Washington Ave SW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3240	300	25	11.8	41.3%	229 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)								(n/a)	63.6							63.6	37.7							37.7	$13,193
Northern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	8711 Irvine Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3260	282	20	14.2	34.4%	218 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)	69.8							69.8	57.0							57.0	$12,118
J.W. Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1712 America Ave	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3290	238	20	11.6	82.4%	55 (23.1%)	5 (2.1%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.7%)	151 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)								(n/a)	20.0							20.0	16.0							16.0	$14,468
Solway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	159 Lomen Ave NE	Solway	56678	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 467-3232	148	12	12.6	43.2%	125 (84.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)	51.4							51.4	48.7							48.7	$12,141
First City School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1231 5th St NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3458	48	10	4.8	93.8%	20 (41.7%)	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0								6.7	$30,892
Bemidji Middle	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	967	62	15.6	40.1%	673 (69.6%)	10 (1.0%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	236 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	67.2	148^th of 519 public middle schools	71.5%		67.7	152^nd of 545 public middle schools	72.1%	4				43.0	44.2	45.1		44.1				53.4	48.1	49.0		50.1	$12,338
Bemidji Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	2900 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3299	0	2	28.8		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$30,748
Bemidji Middle Alp	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	1	3	.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,280
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	2900 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 444-1600	85	4	21.1	56.5%	49 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	28 (32.9%)	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.5%)	10.8	415^th of 450 public high schools	7.8%		17.8	403^rd of 480 public high schools	16.0%	12							9.1	9.1							0.0	0.0	$11,944
Lakeside Learning Center	Public	6-12	502 Minnesota Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3477	7	1	5.0		2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$39,313
Oshki Manidoo Center	Public	7-12	1741 15th St NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3478	4	0	15.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$15,198
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	667	45	14.7	43.8%	440 (66.0%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	179 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	49.2	481^st of 872 public elementary schools	44.8%		52.3	465^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.2%	16		55.0	35.3					44.7		42.8	53.7					48.5	$10,964
Blackduck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 835-5300	412	28	14.6	60.9%	324 (78.6%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	33.8	608^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.9	669^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.1%	61	45.1	52.8	9.7	29.7				33.0	31.4	56.6	35.9	38.5				40.3	$11,810
Blackduck Secondary	Public	7-12	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 835-5209	284	20	14.0	50.0%	216 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	43.9	280^th of 450 public high schools	37.8%		48.4	269^th of 480 public high schools	44.0%	11					26.9	31.4	17.1	25.4					27.5	41.7	48.8	38.3	$13,339
Kelliher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-8286	168	12	13.4	68.5%	100 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	30.9	637^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.9%		35.3	617^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.0%	20	32.0	52.4	38.1	33.3				38.6	24.0	38.1	33.3	38.1				33.0	$18,766
Kelliher Secondary	Public	7-12	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-3110	143	12	11.4	67.1%	62 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.9	345^th of 450 public high schools	23.3%		17.2	407^th of 480 public high schools	15.2%	62					28.6	11.5	17.2	18.4					28.6	30.8	35.3	31.3	$20,406
Red Lake Alternative Learning	Public	9-12	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 679-3733	53	1	53.0	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0									$11,994
Ponemah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	25039 Abinoojiin Dr	Ponemah	56666	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 554-7337	136	19	6.9	88.2%	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3.1	857^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.3	861^st of 881 public elementary schools	2.3%	4	8.3	0.0		11.8	6.7	0.0		5.2	0.0	0.0		5.9	20.0	7.1		9.1	$26,064
Red Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	24900 Elementary Street	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3329	526	42	12.5	81.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	501 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	2.4	867^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.6%		2.3	875^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.7%	8	7.7	5.6	2.2					5.2	8.5	12.2	6.5					9.2	$22,794
Red Lake Secondary	Public	9-12	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3353	377	21	17.9	82.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6.4	433^rd of 450 public high schools	3.8%		6.4	450^th of 480 public high schools	6.3%	17							1.8	1.8							17.0	17.0	$36,026
Red Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-2700	268	14	18.9	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.1	516^th of 519 public middle schools	0.6%		4.2	537^th of 545 public middle schools	1.5%	21				1.3	1.3	1.4		1.3				10.4	11.0	6.5		9.3	$21,819
Red Lake Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 679-2701	3	1	3.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,973
Red Lake Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	24900 Elementary Street	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3329	137	13	10.5	71.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	130 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)																	$25,024
Red Lake Juvenile Detention Faclty	Public	6-12	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 679-3353	5	1	6.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$37,304
Red Lake Schools Online Learning	Public	9-12	23990 Highway 1 East	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 679-3353	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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