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Schools in Cook County, MN

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Schools

652

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCook County Senior High21^st of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Cook County Senior High up 144 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Great Expectations 9.3 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
Cook County Independent School District (Isd) 166 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Northland Learning Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 741-9201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Birch Grove Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	9 Goodneighbor Hill Rd	Tofte	55615	Cook County	Birch Grove Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(218) 663-0170	45	4	11.2	51.1%	36 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.9%)								(n/a)								54.2												66.7			$16,459
Oshki Ogimaag Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	73 Upper Rd	Grand Portage	55605	Cook County	Oshki Ogimaag Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 475-2112	19	4	4.7	31.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (26.3%)								(n/a)																							$39,606
Great Expectations	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Great Expectations	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-9322	113	12	9.3	26.5%	95 (84.1%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	80.2	147^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.1%		69.7	274^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.6%	127	60.0	75.0	100.0	69.2	64.3	70.6		72.3	63.6	12.5		33.3	53.3	50.0	58.3	53.8	21.4	41.2		45.8			$16,258
Cook County Senior High	Public	9-12	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	177	16	11.0	38.4%	122 (68.9%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	90.5	21^st of 473 public high schools	95.6%		65.1	165^th of 450 public high schools	63.3%	144							61.5	61.5			54.3	54.3							47.4	47.4			$14,018
Sawtooth Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-2271	203	20	10.2	44.8%	139 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)	31.8	629^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.6%		23.3	692^nd of 872 public elementary schools	20.6%	63	38.5	36.7	50.0					41.7	21.4			21.4	50.0	22.6	17.9					29.4	89.5%	0%	$15,755
Cook County Middle	Public	6-8	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	95	8	11.4	44.2%	63 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.7%)	23.4	431^st of 546 public middle schools	21.1%		31.4	386^th of 519 public middle schools	25.6%	45				43.2	24.1	33.3		34.5		4.5		4.5				5.6	20.0	27.3		15.9			$10,534
Grand Marais Community	Public	6-12	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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