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Best Public Schools in Chisago County, MN

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Schools

7,627

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedChisago Lakes Middle37^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Wyoming Elementary up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

C.E. Jacobson Elementary 8.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	55013	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%)	88.1	37^th of 546 public middle schools	93.2%		87.7	39^th of 519 public middle schools	92.5%	2				62.8	57.1	67.9		62.8		21.9		21.9				61.3	66.7	59.7		62.4			$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)																					97.5%	0%	$10,709
Chisago Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	29400 Olinda Tr	Lindstrom	55013	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%)	49.8	258^th of 473 public high schools	45.5%		62.7	182^nd of 450 public high schools	59.6%	76							34.8	34.8			32.7	32.7							29.1	29.1			$12,347
Taylors Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 West St	Taylors Falls	55013	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%)	47.8	491^st of 869 public elementary schools	43.5%		46.1	512^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.3%	21	37.7	45.2	66.7					49.4	16.7			16.7	47.5	48.4	42.1					46.1	≥ 98%		$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%)	58.3	372^nd of 869 public elementary schools	57.2%		69.8	271^st of 872 public elementary schools	68.9%	101	51.2	50.8	56.4					52.9	26.9			26.9	60.0	51.6	37.5					49.7			$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 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)																			10.0	10.0
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%)	8.6	434^th of 473 public high schools	8.2%		20.3	377^th of 450 public high schools	16.2%	57							19.0	19.0											0.0	0.0			$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%)	47.4	497^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.8%		52.2	455^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.8%	42	50.0	35.7	53.3					42.9	26.7			26.7	72.2	39.3	33.3					45.7	70.8%	4.2%	$10,620
Wyoming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	73.5	222^nd of 869 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	268^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.3%	46	40.4	46.6	70.0					52.9	36.1			36.1	63.5	74.1	72.1					70.2	92.5%	7.5%	$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)						20.0		11.8		0.0		0.0						10.0		5.3			$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%)	34.1	319^th of 473 public high schools	32.6%		25.6	357^th of 450 public high schools	20.7%	38							34.9	34.9			22.4	22.4							17.1	17.1			$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) 674-1305	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%)	48.5	281^st of 546 public middle schools	48.5%		44.8	290^th of 519 public middle schools	44.1%	9				52.0	45.0	40.2		46.0		12.9		12.9				27.0	37.2	24.1		29.7			$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)								40.0												5.0			$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%)	54.7	403^rd of 869 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.5	406^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.4%	3	46.2	46.1	46.6					46.3	22.5			22.5	68.1	62.3	34.6					55.5			$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)																					82%	6.3%
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%)	44.6	516^th of 869 public elementary schools	40.6%		50.7	469^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.2%	47	51.5	44.8	43.4	47.7				46.8	14.5			14.5	70.6	42.1	28.2	29.2				42.2			$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%)	74.9	102^nd of 473 public high schools	78.4%		78.6	89^th of 450 public high schools	80.2%	13					36.7	45.5	46.3	43.0		9.3	52.8	30.8					38.3	44.4	34.5	39.0			$11,630

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