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
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	701	60	11.7	84.0%	148 (21.1%)	382 (54.5%)	78 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.3%)								(n/a)	18.4							18.4	16.2							16.2	$14,864
Clearview Elementary	Public	K-5	7310 State Highway 24	Clear Lake	55319	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6510	401	28	14.0	33.9%	251 (62.6%)	31 (7.7%)	78 (19.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	51.5	462^nd of 872 public elementary schools	47.0%		52.2	467^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.0%	5	59.0	50.0	29.0					46.0	46.7	50.0	54.0					50.3	$12,810
M Health Fairview C&T	Public	6-12	911 Northland Dr	Princeton	55371	Sherburne County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 313-8871	2	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)																	$2,295
Online728 High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	81	8	9.5	23.5%	71 (87.7%)	2 (2.5%)	5 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)							36.4	36.4									$9,015
C.O.M.P.A.S.S.	Public	12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	28	4	7.0	35.7%	21 (75.0%)	4 (14.3%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																	$21,349
Elk River District Shared Time Prog	Public	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$2,295
Independent School District (Isd) 728 Focus/Journey	Public, Alternative	2-12	948 Proctor Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	23	3	7.6	60.9%	18 (78.3%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0	$30,758
Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	13651 4th Ave S	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3180	562	27	20.6	31.1%	501 (89.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	63	343^rd of 872 public elementary schools	60.7%		61.6	356^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.6%	13	52.0	71.4	52.2					58.3	47.2	48.9	58.3					51.4	$11,868
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%		87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%	43	87.1	81.0	68.6					78.5	75.8	77.6	83.2					79.1	$12,229
Ivan Sand Community School Summer	Public	10-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$2,295
Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,021
Ivan Sand Community School- Is	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$3,516
Zimmerman High School	Public	9-12	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	704	27	25.8	21.3%	629 (89.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	77.4	93^rd of 450 public high schools	79.3%		74.3	112^th of 480 public high schools	76.7%	19							49.4	49.4							54.1	54.1	$12,416
Zimmerman Middle	Public	6-8	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	514	25	20.5	26.8%	451 (87.7%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	78.5	87^th of 519 public middle schools	83.2%		74.7	108^th of 545 public middle schools	80.2%	21				62.1	50.3	47.7		53.5				55.9	52.8	56.2		54.9	$10,145
Ivan Sand Community High School	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	88	9	10.2	51.1%	47 (53.4%)	18 (20.5%)	9 (10.2%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.4%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0									$25,381
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	72	128^th of 519 public middle schools	75.3%		76.4	95^th of 545 public middle schools	82.6%	33				53.0	45.1	46.0		48.0				55.5	47.4	52.5		51.7	$10,867
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	554	33	16.5	45.7%	350 (63.2%)	56 (10.1%)	68 (12.3%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	71.8	246^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.8%		61.6	358^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.4%	112	73.4	61.0	53.5					63.0	68.1	36.6	66.7					57.8	$12,091
Zimmerman Elementary	Public	K-2	25959 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3475	522	30	17.5	28.7%	469 (89.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)								(n/a)																	$12,890
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	513	30	16.9	28.3%	430 (83.8%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.7	159^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.8%		76.5	176^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.0%	17	68.0	61.9	62.9					64.4	51.6	64.3	75.3					63.7	$11,152
Elk River Senior High	Public	9-12	900 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3434	1,562	60	26.0	20.6%	1,229 (78.7%)	99 (6.3%)	98 (6.3%)	39 (2.5%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.4%)	78.4	90^th of 450 public high schools	80.0%		76.5	99^th of 480 public high schools	79.4%	9							47.7	47.7							55.7	55.7	$11,811
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%		68.3	149^th of 545 public middle schools	72.7%	49				40.6	35.8	46.5		40.8				57.1	40.8	39.5		46.4	$10,762
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	554	32	17.2	16.2%	466 (84.1%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	85.1	93^rd of 872 public elementary schools	89.3%		81.8	125^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.8%	32	84.2	75.7	44.2					69.3	71.3	67.0	71.3					69.8	$11,037
Big Lake Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-2547	118	1	140.4	43.2%	83 (70.3%)	11 (9.3%)	9 (7.6%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)								11.1								40.0
Big Lake Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	24	1	35.8	33.3%	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	17901 205th Ave N W	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 262-8100	756	58	13.1	34.4%	581 (76.9%)	36 (4.8%)	66 (8.7%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)								(n/a)																	$11,455
Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15.0	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	73	122^nd of 519 public middle schools	76.5%		59.7	197^th of 545 public middle schools	63.9%	75				35.6	55.0	53.9		47.7				47.6	58.9	60.0		55.3	$10,402
Big Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2547	902	46	19.6	28.7%	684 (75.8%)	59 (6.5%)	77 (8.5%)	20 (2.2%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	49.6	258^th of 450 public high schools	42.7%		73.4	117^th of 480 public high schools	75.6%	141							26.7	26.7							46.1	46.1	$12,296
Independence Elementary	Public	3-5	701 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2537	758	49	15.3	35.4%	593 (78.2%)	34 (4.5%)	62 (8.2%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	56.3	412^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.8%		52.8	457^th of 881 public elementary schools	48.1%	45	55.8	56.0	52.4					54.9	45.3	37.6	61.5					47.6	$11,086
Becker Alternative Learning Program	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	24	1	24.0	41.7%	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)							14.3	14.3									$2,061
Becker Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	12050 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 261-6330	672	53	12.6	22.9%	611 (90.9%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$12,268
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	71.6	129^th of 519 public middle schools	75.1%		76.4	94^th of 545 public middle schools	82.8%	35				34.8	56.9	55.4		48.6				57.9	55.2	43.6		52.7	$10,831
Becker Senior High	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	881	47	18.6	17.0%	801 (90.9%)	9 (1.0%)	26 (3.0%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	59.6	205^th of 450 public high schools	54.4%		82	61^st of 480 public high schools	87.3%	144							37.3	37.3							46.0	46.0	$12,792
Becker Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	12100 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4504	644	39	16.6	20.5%	576 (89.4%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	68.1	293^rd of 872 public elementary schools	66.4%		62.9	341^st of 881 public elementary schools	61.3%	48	72.5	63.7	46.7					60.3	62.8	50.5	51.5					54.7	$11,393
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%		17	747^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.2%	91	50.0		0.0					31.3	40.9		9.1					31.3
Spectrum Online High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spectrum Online Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	Public, Charter	7-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	291	17	16.7	15.1%	255 (87.6%)	10 (3.4%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	64.7	158^th of 519 public middle schools	69.6%		66.3	160^th of 545 public middle schools	70.6%	2					30.0	32.6		31.3					55.3	62.1		58.7	$10,772
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	Public, Charter	6	11044 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	147	9	16.8	15.0%	129 (87.8%)	5 (3.4%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)				46.3				46.3				67.4				67.4	$12,369
Spectrum High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-9845	502	30	16.6	14.7%	424 (84.5%)	13 (2.6%)	33 (6.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	89.3	30^th of 450 public high schools	93.3%		92.9	19^th of 480 public high schools	96.0%	11							52.3	52.3							66.4	66.4	$13,886
Mn Correctional Facility-St. Cloud	Public	9-12	2305 Minnesota Blvd SE	Saint Cloud	56302	Sherburne County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(320) 240-3062	14	0		78.6%	7 (50.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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