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
Chisago County Schools' Life Work C	Public	9-12	38423 Lincoln Trail	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	29	3	9.6	10.3%	25 (86.2%)	2 (6.9%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Skillbuilding Opportunities for Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13750 Lake Boulevard	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	8	2	4.0		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pathway to Change	Public, Alternative	K-12	13750 Lake Boulevard	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	10	3	3.3	50.0%	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chisago Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	13750 Lake Blvd	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2400	742	50	14.9	24.9%	668 (90.0%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.6%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	87.7	39^th of 519 public middle schools	92.5%		81.9	66^th of 545 public middle schools	87.9%	27				63.4	65.6	55.1		61.4				67.1	55.2	59.7		60.5	$10,614
Chisago Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	11009 284th St	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2200	347	29	11.7	17.3%	321 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$10,709
Chisago Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	29400 Olinda Tr	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2500	1,053	69	15.1	21.6%	947 (89.9%)	14 (1.3%)	27 (2.6%)	17 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	62.7	182^nd of 450 public high schools	59.6%		72.3	128^th of 480 public high schools	73.3%	54							32.6	32.6							52.3	52.3	$12,347
Taylors Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 West St	Taylors Falls	55084	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 213-2100	329	29	11.2	24.6%	304 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	46.1	512^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.9	519^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.1%	7	51.7	50.0	30.4					44.9	39.7	37.0	67.4					46.8	$13,119
Lakeside Elementary	Public	2-5	29678 Karmel Ave	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2300	804	46	17.4	20.1%	723 (89.9%)	7 (0.9%)	21 (2.6%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	69.8	271^st of 872 public elementary schools	68.9%		76	187^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.8%	84	64.8	61.4	62.6					62.9	47.7	45.2	71.4					54.8	$10,244
Chisago Lakes High School Alt Learning Prog	Public	9-12	29400 Olinda Tr	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2500	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$5,735
Trio Wolf Creek Charter School	Public	9-12	10363 Liberty Lane	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2017	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wildcat Academy Elementary School	Public	K-5	29678 Karmel Ave	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 213-2005	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wildcat Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	29678 Karmel Ave	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 213-2005	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wildcat Academy High School	Public	9-12	29678 Karmel Ave	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 213-2000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	10363 Liberty Ln	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 213-2017	191	11	16.8	33.0%	151 (79.1%)	5 (2.6%)	13 (6.8%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.4%)	20.3	377^th of 450 public high schools	16.2%		18.4	399^th of 480 public high schools	16.9%	22							8.8	8.8							34.8	34.8	$9,913
Mn Correctional Facility-Rush City	Public	9-12	7600 525th St	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-0400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	38460 Lincoln Trl	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	Phoenix Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 237-0656	156	11	14.8	42.9%	124 (79.5%)	7 (4.5%)	16 (10.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	52.2	455^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.6	576^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.6%	121	50.0	71.4	44.0					48.1	40.0	42.9	56.0					44.2	$10,620
Wyoming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25701 Forest Blvd N	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8000	447	25	17.9	23.7%	372 (83.2%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.7%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	69.9	268^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.3%		75.5	192^nd of 881 public elementary schools	78.2%	76	70.5	65.1	56.9	57.5				62.1	59.0	41.3	54.2	54.8				52.4	$11,377
Norse Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	38423 Lincoln Trail	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1406	41	4	9.8	51.2%	32 (78.0%)	2 (4.9%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$10,420
North Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	38175 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1500	791	40	19.7	24.9%	656 (82.9%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (5.6%)	39 (4.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	25.6	357^th of 450 public high schools	20.7%		31.5	349^th of 480 public high schools	27.3%	8							17.0	17.0							32.6	32.6	$12,321
North Branch Area Middle School	Public	6-8	38431 Lincoln Tr	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1300	615	33	18.7	29.1%	509 (82.8%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.7%)	35 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	44.8	290^th of 519 public middle schools	44.1%		37.6	350^th of 545 public middle schools	35.8%	60				29.5	33.0	24.4		28.6				57.5	41.9	36.1		44.8	$11,068
Distance Learning Academy Secondary	Public, Virtual	6-12	38423 Lincoln Trail	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 674-1000	52	3	19.9	32.7%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)								21.4								41.7	$11,081
Sunrise River Elementary School	Public	1-5	37775 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 674-1100	960	54	17.6	30.6%	784 (81.7%)	9 (0.9%)	50 (5.2%)	75 (7.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)	56.5	406^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.4%		64.1	321^st of 881 public elementary schools	63.6%	85	71.4	58.3	35.6					55.6	46.1	42.8	52.7					47.2	$11,234
North Branch Area Education Center	Public	PK-K	38705 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1225	239	18	13.1	36.4%	194 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Distance Learning Acadmy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	38423 Lincoln Trail	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 674-1100	6	0			5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
C.E. Jacobson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	95 S Harte	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 358-1362	414	46	8.9	38.2%	355 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	50.7	469^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.2%		49.4	497^th of 881 public elementary schools	43.6%	28	80.4	46.1	45.2	32.7				50.6	62.5	30.3	37.1	52.7				44.2	$10,466
Rush City Secondary	Public	7-12	51001 Fairfield Ave	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-4795	391	31	12.5	30.7%	334 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	78.6	89^th of 450 public high schools	80.2%		77.7	88^th of 480 public high schools	81.7%	1					30.7	45.2	42.9	39.7					34.4	46.6	59.4	47.0	$11,630

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