Best Public Schools in Itasca County, Minnesota & Rankings

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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
Northern Lights Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	305 Bridge St	Warba	55793	Itasca County	Northern Lights Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 492-4400	91	10	9.4	71.4%	73 (80.2%)	5 (5.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								(n/a)					14.3			9.1					21.4		41.2	36.4	$21,176
Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy	Public	9-12	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy	No	No	No	No	(800) 624-4072	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vandyke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Cole Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 245-2510	377	30	12.6	59.2%	323 (85.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	54.6	428^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.9%		58.4	398^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.8%	30	66.7	49.4						57.6	46.6	41.8						44.1	$14,247
Greenway Middle	Public	5-8	308 Roosevelt St	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	244	16	15.7	51.6%	193 (79.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.7%)	40.8	317^th of 519 public middle schools	38.9%		47.9	283^rd of 545 public middle schools	48.1%	34			56.0	47.4	27.9	16.7		36.8			56.0	51.7	34.8	27.1		42.2	$11,974
Greenway Senior High	Public	9-12	308 Roosevelt St	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	271	21	13.2	45.8%	214 (79.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	59.2	206^th of 450 public high schools	54.2%		50.2	257^th of 480 public high schools	46.5%	51							29.8	29.8							51.9	51.9	$17,824
Deer River Secondary	Public	6-12	101 1st Ave NE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8241	425	40	10.6	59.1%	215 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	147 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	41	292^nd of 450 public high schools	35.1%		40.8	308^th of 480 public high schools	35.8%	16				21.6	14.3	23.1	10.5	17.8				49.1	39.3	33.3	50.0	42.8	$17,552
King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 5th St SE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	390	46	8.5	67.9%	204 (52.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.7%)	70.9	259^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.9	301^st of 881 public elementary schools	65.8%	42	73.6	60.0	56.3					63.5	64.8	37.0	67.4					56.1	$17,165
Deer River Schools SPED	Public	K-5	313 Main Ave E	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,476
Deer River High School ALP	Public	10-12	101 1st Ave NE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8241	13	0		76.9%	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)								(n/a)																	$8,422
Cohasset Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Columbus Ave	Cohasset	55721	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5860	312	17	18.3	31.7%	279 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	68.5	285^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.3%		69	264^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.0%	21	82.0	42.1	41.7					54.8	70.0	48.2	72.9					63.0	$12,849
Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 743-3444	139	10	14.0	61.2%	106 (76.3%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.5%)	57.7	396^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.6%		44.8	548^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.8%	152	50.0	57.9	47.8	31.3				47.5	45.5	63.2	65.2	37.5				53.8	$11,945
Bigfork Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 743-3444	130	11	12.3	54.6%	105 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	60.7	194^th of 450 public high schools	56.9%		66.5	166^th of 480 public high schools	65.4%	28					33.3	22.7	27.8	27.9					33.3	54.6	54.2	47.8	$18,817
Grand Rapids Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Conifer Dr NW	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5760	1,091	56	19.4	35.8%	928 (85.1%)	7 (0.6%)	29 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.2%)	64.2	171^st of 450 public high schools	62.0%		60.9	204^th of 480 public high schools	57.5%	33							36.5	36.5							50.6	50.6	$13,413
Robert J. Elkington Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 NE 8th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5800	764	44	17.2	34.2%	657 (86.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	68	145^th of 519 public middle schools	72.1%		65.6	163^rd of 545 public middle schools	70.1%	18				49.1	35.9	37.8		41.2				65.4	46.7	50.6		54.6	$11,531
Middle Area Learning Center	Public	5-8	1000 NE 8th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5800	54	0		44.4%	43 (79.6%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Grand Rapids Area Learning Center	Public	8-12	650 SW 7th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5750	129	5	26.7	62.8%	106 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)								(n/a)							1.9	1.9									$11,995
Itaskin Education Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	1880 River Rd	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 322-4129	39	7	5.7	92.3%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)								(n/a)								0.0								27.3	$19,398
East Rapids Elementary	Public	3-5	1195 NE 10th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5880	639	39	16.4	46.5%	530 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	42 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.4%)	74.7	210^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.8	164^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.4%	46	65.8	65.7	55.0					62.3	57.7	58.8	61.7					59.4
West Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	901 SW 22nd Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5870	612	36	17.1	49.2%	513 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.4%)								(n/a)
Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W 3rd Ave	Keewatin	55753	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 778-1280	313	26	12.0	52.7%	269 (85.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.9%)	35.5	595^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.8%		40.3	582^nd of 881 public elementary schools	33.9%	13	40.9	50.0	11.1	27.0				32.6	38.6	30.4	51.1	56.8				43.6	$13,353
Nashwauk Secondary	Public	7-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	228	18	12.9	51.8%	184 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.4%)	52.6	243^rd of 450 public high schools	46.0%		34.6	337^th of 480 public high schools	29.8%	94					33.3	40.0	29.0	34.0					47.1	40.0	46.4	44.6	$15,831

Best Public Schools in Itasca County, MN

East Rapids Elementary

King Elementary

Cohasset Elementary

Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Grand Rapids Senior High

Bigfork Secondary

Greenway Senior High

Bigfork Elementary

Vandyke Elementary

Nashwauk Secondary

Deer River Secondary

Greenway Middle

Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School

Deer River High School ALP

Deer River Schools SPED

Grand Rapids Area Learning Center

Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy

Itaskin Education Center

Middle Area Learning Center

Northern Lights Community School

West Rapids Elementary

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