Best Public Schools in Polk County, MN

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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
Climax Secondary	Public	6-12	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2395	94	7	13.0	58.5%	62 (66.0%)	5 (5.3%)	22 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9.7	421^st of 450 public high schools	6.4%		24.2	378^th of 480 public high schools	21.3%	43				7.7	16.7	14.3	5.0	10.2				23.1	16.7	35.7	18.2	24.0	$12,188
Climax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2385	65	7	8.8	73.8%	47 (72.3%)	4 (6.2%)	10 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	833^rd of 872 public elementary schools	4.5%		27.5	673^rd of 881 public elementary schools	23.6%	160	23.1	18.2						16.1	7.7	18.2						16.1	$11,177
Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	592	39	15.2	52.0%	374 (63.2%)	13 (2.2%)	125 (21.1%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	33.9	325^th of 450 public high schools	27.8%		64.3	180^th of 480 public high schools	62.5%	145				27.4	41.5	44.1	17.1	32.1				45.8	50.6	49.3	41.1	46.8	$13,630
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	801 N Central Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 281-5600	474	38	12.6	57.8%	273 (57.6%)	18 (3.8%)	137 (28.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	61.1	359^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.8%		58.6	393^rd of 881 public elementary schools	55.4%	34	61.8	60.8	37.7					54.0	45.5	56.4	56.5					52.7	$12,289
Washington Elementary	Public	PK-K	724 University Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 281-2762	42	5	9.1	69.0%	27 (64.3%)	1 (2.4%)	11 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,613
Northern Lights Academy	Public	6-12	600 Bruce St	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 470-8325	5	2	2.5		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																	$26,674
Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1827 Bygland Rd SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1141	463	23	20.5	29.2%	335 (72.4%)	41 (8.9%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	75	109^th of 519 public middle schools	79.0%		75.4	102^nd of 545 public middle schools	81.3%	7				44.8	46.5	54.7		48.5				55.9	49.7	59.1		54.7	$10,160
South Point Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1900 13th St SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1149	435	29	14.9	35.9%	308 (70.8%)	35 (8.0%)	51 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	35.2	596^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.7%		38.1	593^rd of 881 public elementary schools	32.7%	3	45.8	46.5	29.1					40.3	38.2	34.4	47.1					40.0	$10,356
East Grand Forks Senior High	Public	9-12	1420 4th Ave NW	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 773-2405	608	32	19.2	30.3%	473 (77.8%)	38 (6.3%)	64 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	48.6	263^rd of 450 public high schools	41.6%		48.5	266^th of 480 public high schools	44.6%	3							33.6	33.6							39.7	39.7	$13,016
New Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	1427 6th Ave NW	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-0908	499	31	16.1	40.3%	351 (70.3%)	53 (10.6%)	61 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$9,315
Fertile-Beltrami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 945-6953	249	20	12.2	43.4%	230 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	78.7	161^st of 872 public elementary schools	81.5%		81.5	128^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.5%	33	77.8	83.3	50.0	47.1				62.9	63.9	56.5	63.2	61.8				61.8	$11,369
Fertile-Beltrami Secondary	Public	7-12	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 945-6953	246	14	17.3	30.5%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	63	179^th of 450 public high schools	60.2%		77.2	93^rd of 480 public high schools	80.6%	86					39.5	38.9	36.6	38.3					34.2	47.2	48.7	43.2	$13,841
Fisher Secondary	Public	7-12	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	99	10	9.9	45.5%	70 (70.7%)	1 (1.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	33.4	328^th of 450 public high schools	27.1%		45.5	283^rd of 480 public high schools	41.0%	45					11.1	35.3	11.8	19.2					33.3	43.8	46.2	40.4	$12,473
Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	123	10	12.6	50.4%	95 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	29.8	651^st of 872 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.4	651^st of 881 public elementary schools	26.1%		56.5	30.0	14.3	21.4				34.4	26.1	50.0	50.0	26.7				35.5	$12,852
Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	256	19	13.3	49.6%	208 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	75.1	103^rd of 450 public high schools	77.1%		73.2	121^st of 480 public high schools	74.8%	18					40.4	47.2	48.7	45.0					53.2	55.6	51.4	53.4	$13,510
Magelssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 435-6036	340	27	12.6	58.5%	277 (81.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	64.4	327^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.5%		70.5	251^st of 881 public elementary schools	71.5%	76	62.5	65.9	36.8	29.0				49.7	68.1	55.0	59.0	52.6				59.2	$12,462
Win-E-Mac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 563-2900	247	16	15.2	33.6%	224 (90.7%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	70.8	261^st of 872 public elementary schools	70.1%		80.2	140^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.1%	121	66.7	81.3	51.5	66.7				66.4	26.7	46.9	54.6	79.5				53.7	$9,745
Win-E-Mac Secondary	Public	7-12	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 563-2900	211	12	18.0	43.1%	194 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	90	24^th of 450 public high schools	94.7%		82.9	58^th of 480 public high schools	87.9%	34					28.6	44.4	46.2	39.2					33.3	51.4	73.5	52.3	$15,363

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