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Best Public Schools in Lake County, MN

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Schools

1,286

Students

Top rankedWilliam Kelley Elementary304^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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William Kelley Elementary up 397 spots statewide this year

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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
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary	Public	6-12	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 226-4437	179	12	14.7	26.3%	159 (88.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	33.5	321^st of 473 public high schools	32.1%		35.1	319^th of 450 public high schools	29.1%	2				28.6	45.0	27.6	29.2	31.9		13.8	16.7	15.1				25.0	25.0	24.1	28.0	25.5	$23,731
William Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 226-4437	143	11	12.6	42.0%	127 (88.8%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	64.2	304^th of 869 public elementary schools	65.0%		21.8	701^st of 872 public elementary schools	19.6%	397	42.9	59.1	57.1					53.1	27.3			27.3	81.0	69.6	27.3					59.1	$11,620
Minnehaha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 7th St	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 834-8221	367	27	13.7	39.2%	346 (94.3%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	60.5	341^st of 869 public elementary schools	60.8%		66.4	307^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.8%	34	56.5	60.0	63.3					59.9	25.4			25.4	58.7	53.3	25.0					45.9	$11,481
Two Harbors Secondary	Public	6-12	1640 Highway 2	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 834-8201	597	36	16.7	30.3%	549 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	54	233^rd of 473 public high schools	50.7%		52.2	245^th of 450 public high schools	45.6%	12				66.0	31.2	45.3	42.4	44.5		10.7	32.6	22.4				30.9	20.3	34.7	25.0	27.5	$12,016

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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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