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Best Public Schools in Clay County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

11,094

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHawley Elementary45^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School up 140 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Moorhead Alternative Learning Center 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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	Total
Intensive Interagency Program	Public	7-12	616 Reno St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-5678	16	3	5.9	56.3%	11 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills P	Public	7-12	616 Reno St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-5678	15	2	7.0	33.3%	12 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Barnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 5th St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 354-2300	490	33	14.6	21.4%	456 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	75.4	201^st of 869 public elementary schools	76.9%		80.7	142^nd of 872 public elementary schools	83.7%	59	75.3	64.2	61.3	63.5				66.1	20.0			20.0	90.5	71.6	49.3	37.8				62.1	$10,114
Barnesville High School	Public	7-12	302 3rd St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 354-2228	380	23	16.2	20.0%	342 (90.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	52	245^th of 473 public high schools	48.2%		85.1	56^th of 450 public high schools	87.6%	189					33.3	47.0	33.8	37.8		15.4	20.6	18.0					47.2	63.6	74.5	60.6	$11,864
Out-of-State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 3rd St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 354-2217	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 N Main	Dilworth	56529	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 477-6997	555	40	13.8	35.7%	460 (82.9%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	52.7	425^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.1%		44.7	523^rd of 872 public elementary schools	40.0%	98	40.7	45.3						43.1					67.0	49.6						57.9	$10,431
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	Public	5-8	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	No	(218) 477-6967	508	31	16.5	33.1%	415 (81.7%)	9 (1.8%)	52 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	46.5	295^th of 546 public middle schools	46.0%		64.8	157^th of 519 public middle schools	69.7%	138			61.1	53.3	38.5	50.0		50.7	13.2	7.1		10.0			29.5	21.5	37.3	31.2		29.6	$9,654
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High	Public	9-12	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	No	(218) 477-6912	449	29	15.5	22.3%	398 (88.6%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	77.6	86^th of 473 public high schools	81.8%		77	98^th of 450 public high schools	78.2%	12							46.7	46.7			44.1	44.1							45.6	45.6	$11,049
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP	Public	9-12	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 477-6804	23	0	17.6	60.9%	12 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (26.1%)								(n/a)
Hawley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 7th St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 483-3316	579	37	15.5	16.9%	546 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	89.9	45^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.7	40^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.4%	5	58.1	73.5	68.0	76.1				68.4	43.4			43.4	76.4	86.7	66.7	76.1				76.1	$9,863
Hawley Secondary	Public	7-12	714 Joseph St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3555	453	36	12.6	16.8%	427 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	79.7	77^th of 473 public high schools	83.7%		95.9	8^th of 450 public high schools	98.2%	69					60.0	62.9	50.8	58.5		22.5	41.5	30.5					67.5	48.9	46.5	54.4	$10,598
Spring Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	6189 170th St N	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3316	26	3	8.6	88.5%	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								53.8												30.8	$15,293
West Central Academy-S	Public, Alternative	4-12	729 11th St N	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	34	5	7.2	61.8%	10 (29.4%)	9 (26.5%)	8 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								16.7											0.0	0.0	$16,965
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	2800 27th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-2230	138	15	9.3	73.9%	57 (41.3%)	22 (15.9%)	33 (23.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)								(n/a)																			3.1	3.1	$18,607
Moorhead High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2300	2,122	111	19.0	40.4%	1,448 (68.2%)	264 (12.4%)	196 (9.2%)	31 (1.5%)	63 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (5.7%)	47.5	265^th of 473 public high schools	44.0%		61.2	192^nd of 450 public high schools	57.3%	73							39.4	39.4			23.7	23.7							29.9	29.9	$11,791
West Central Academy-N	Public, Alternative	3-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	16	0		81.3%	5 (31.3%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)																					$13,405
Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	580	43	13.3	53.1%	372 (64.1%)	57 (9.8%)	76 (13.1%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	31	637^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.9	625^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.3%	12	40.8	34.9						37.8					40.0	39.7						39.8	$13,516
Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	616	43	14.2	71.9%	285 (46.3%)	159 (25.8%)	104 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	37.6	579^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.4%		27	673^rd of 872 public elementary schools	22.8%	94	42.5	37.5						39.8					49.1	41.7						45.1	$12,351
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary	Public	K-4	1201 40th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-5300	719	52	13.7	42.4%	465 (64.7%)	154 (21.4%)	50 (7.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	57.6	377^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.6%		58.3	391^st of 872 public elementary schools	55.2%	14	53.3	44.9						49.2					58.6	53.1						55.9	$11,376
Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,158	128	16.8	46.2%	1,407 (65.2%)	278 (12.9%)	251 (11.6%)	30 (1.4%)	68 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.7%)	50.4	268^th of 546 public middle schools	50.9%		51.4	244^th of 519 public middle schools	53.0%	24			50.5	49.9	39.1	48.3		47.0	24.7	11.2		18.3			33.0	32.8	33.8	34.1		33.4	$11,559
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center - Barnesville	Public	7-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2230	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,990
Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary	Public	9-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2200	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	55.9	394^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.7%		43.5	534^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.8%	140	50.9	43.8						47.9					62.1	47.1						55.7	$11,653
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	Public	K-6	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead High School Career Academy	Public	9-12	2800 27th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 443-4957	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead Online Secondary Academy	Public	7-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								8.3												0.0
Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	290	7	41.4	23.1%	221 (76.2%)	10 (3.4%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	82.4	123^rd of 869 public elementary schools	85.8%		72.9	232^nd of 872 public elementary schools	73.4%	109	63.3	61.1						62.1					75.5	68.5						71.8
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary	Public	K-6	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 596-8853	144	13	10.6	44.4%	114 (79.2%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.5%)	54.7	404^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.5%		51.7	459^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.4%	55	63.6	56.5	56.3	47.4				56.3	18.8			18.8	68.2	52.2	25.0	15.8				42.5	$11,769
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary	Public	7-12	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 596-8853	158	12	12.7	32.9%	119 (75.3%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	73.6	113^th of 473 public high schools	76.1%		73.6	114^th of 450 public high schools	74.7%	1					22.7	28.6	47.6	32.4		3.6	42.9	20.4					40.9	35.7	37.9	38.0	$14,248

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.