Best Public Schools in Sherburne County, Minnesota & Rankings

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCA-III Math (2023)								MCA-III Reading (2023)								MCA-III Science (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
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	441	17	25.7	5.9%	371 (84.1%)	9 (2.0%)	25 (5.7%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	93.4	17^th of 478 public high schools	96.4%		90.5	16^th of 472 public high schools	96.6%	1							51.0	51.0							70.8	70.8			69.4	69.4	$13,886
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	122	4	28.9	11.5%	104 (85.2%)	3 (2.5%)	6 (4.9%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)								(n/a)				45.5				45.5				75.0				75.0					$12,369
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	277	9	31.9	10.5%	235 (84.8%)	8 (2.9%)	13 (4.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	72.2	109^th of 535 public middle schools	79.6%		84.6	45^th of 520 public middle schools	91.3%	64					33.6	38.9		36.4					60.2	54.4		57.1		35.3		35.3	$10,772
Spectrum Online Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spectrum Online High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
SNW - Big Lake High School Transitions	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave E	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	19	0		15.8%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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	163	8	20.3	12.3%	144 (88.3%)	6 (3.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	14	725^th of 843 public elementary schools	14.0%		28.5	657^th of 858 public elementary schools	23.4%	68	23.8	24.0	0.0					18.8	23.8	32.0	38.5					29.7	30.8			30.8
Becker Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	12100 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4504	607	34	18.0	16.1%	564 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	69.6	256^th of 843 public elementary schools	69.6%		71.3	248^th of 858 public elementary schools	71.1%	8	67.3	65.5	60.0					64.3	54.3	50.9	63.3					56.1	51.9			51.9	$11,393
Becker Senior High	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	861	50	17.3	11.0%	796 (92.5%)	14 (1.6%)	23 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	80.1	73^rd of 478 public high schools	84.7%		80.4	65^th of 472 public high schools	86.2%	8							49.7	49.7							54.6	54.6			52.7	52.7	$12,792
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	670	36	18.4	16.7%	605 (90.3%)	8 (1.2%)	24 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	78	86^th of 535 public middle schools	83.9%		77.5	78^th of 520 public middle schools	85.0%	8				54.6	51.1	56.1		53.7				73.3	47.7	50.0		56.0		27.9		27.9	$10,831
Becker Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	12050 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 261-6330	659	48	13.7	13.5%	608 (92.3%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)								(n/a)																					$12,268
Becker Alternative Learning Program	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	36	1	37.1	22.2%	31 (86.1%)	3 (8.3%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)								(n/a)							20.0	20.0													$2,061
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	617	42	14.8	22.0%	485 (78.6%)	32 (5.2%)	46 (7.5%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	58.6	384^th of 843 public elementary schools	54.4%		65.1	324^th of 858 public elementary schools	62.2%	60	55.6	52.8	61.0					56.4	42.7	41.2	64.3					49.2	56.8			56.8	$11,086
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	876	26	34.0	14.7%	711 (81.2%)	34 (3.9%)	61 (7.0%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.7%)	70.9	118^th of 478 public high schools	75.3%		71.3	132^nd of 472 public high schools	72.0%	14							45.3	45.3							57.2	57.2			38.6	38.6	$12,296
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	702	23	30.4	22.4%	557 (79.3%)	39 (5.6%)	55 (7.8%)	10 (1.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	59.5	198^th of 535 public middle schools	63.0%		66.7	156^th of 520 public middle schools	70.0%	42				42.0	33.3	39.4		38.2				55.0	43.1	49.1		49.0		23.2		23.2	$10,402
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	744	47	15.7	20.2%	607 (81.6%)	34 (4.6%)	55 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)																					$11,455
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) 262-2536	43	0		23.3%	25 (58.1%)	7 (16.3%)	4 (9.3%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)								(n/a)								25.0								36.4
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) 262-2536	130	0		17.7%	90 (69.2%)	5 (3.8%)	15 (11.5%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)	38.3	322^nd of 478 public high schools	32.6%					(n/a)							31.0	30.0							37.5	37.1			21.7	18.5
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	542	31	17.5	6.5%	474 (87.5%)	13 (2.4%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	84	105^th of 843 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.3	123^rd of 858 public elementary schools	85.7%	18	78.4	74.3	68.9					73.6	62.7	62.3	80.2					68.4	56.7			56.7	$11,037
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	521	15	34.3	11.7%	423 (81.2%)	18 (3.5%)	32 (6.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	60.9	189^th of 535 public middle schools	64.7%		62.4	177^th of 520 public middle schools	66.0%	12				31.3	44.7	43.7		40.0				56.6	46.9	43.4		48.8		23.8		23.8	$10,762
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	1,631	51	31.7	10.1%	1,390 (85.2%)	66 (4.0%)	57 (3.5%)	35 (2.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.7%)	69.9	127^th of 478 public high schools	73.4%		80.3	67^th of 472 public high schools	85.8%	60							50.9	50.9							41.1	41.1			52.0	52.0	$11,811
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	500	29	17.0	12.6%	428 (85.6%)	27 (5.4%)	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	80	141^st of 843 public elementary schools	83.3%		87.1	63^rd of 858 public elementary schools	92.7%	78	75.0	61.7	64.4					67.2	62.6	57.5	76.2					66.2	59.4			59.4	$11,152
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	539	31	17.1	18.6%	485 (90.0%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)								(n/a)																					$12,890
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	600 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	513	32	15.8	21.1%	378 (73.7%)	39 (7.6%)	48 (9.4%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	62	344^th of 843 public elementary schools	59.2%		48.1	514^th of 858 public elementary schools	40.1%	170	67.1	55.5	45.3					54.4	64.9	44.6	62.9					57.0	48.3			48.3	$12,091
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	725	16	45.0	13.7%	540 (74.5%)	82 (11.3%)	29 (4.0%)	25 (3.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	83.8	52^nd of 535 public middle schools	90.3%		80.8	62^nd of 520 public middle schools	88.1%	10				60.7	62.2	52.7		58.7				62.8	58.2	50.5		57.2		35.0		35.0	$10,867
Ivan Sand Community High School	Public	9-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	92	8	11.0	23.9%	70 (76.1%)	7 (7.6%)	6 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.5%)								(n/a)																					$25,381
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	628	36	17.3	11.1%	507 (80.7%)	17 (2.7%)	43 (6.8%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	75.2	201^st of 843 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.6	155^th of 858 public elementary schools	81.9%	46	64.9	71.7						68.3	60.9	56.1						58.5					$11,654
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	536	21	25.3	13.6%	484 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	71.2	121^st of 535 public middle schools	77.4%		80.8	63^rd of 520 public middle schools	87.9%	58				55.9	48.8	46.1		50.1				55.6	43.8	47.5		48.9		30.5		30.5	$10,145
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	721	22	32.2	13.5%	650 (90.2%)	6 (0.8%)	25 (3.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	82.8	63^rd of 478 public high schools	86.8%		73.4	113^th of 472 public high schools	76.1%	50							38.8	38.8							65.7	65.7			53.2	53.2	$12,416
Ivan Sand Community School- Is	Public	9-12	1232 School Street	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	6	0			5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$3,516
Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov	Public	9-12	1232 School St	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)																					$21,021
Ivan Sand Community School Summer	Public	10-12	1232 School St	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
Fairview Program	Public	6-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	4	0			4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$4,012
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	671	36	18.5	11.8%	546 (81.4%)	46 (6.9%)	21 (3.1%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	89.5	45^th of 843 public elementary schools	94.7%		86.9	67^th of 858 public elementary schools	92.2%	22	87.2	79.1	64.7					77.3	84.0	72.4	84.5					80.4	56.5			56.5	$12,229
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	547	29	18.8	15.9%	491 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	64.1	317^th of 843 public elementary schools	62.4%		60.7	364^th of 858 public elementary schools	57.6%	47	61.2	71.4	53.7					62.0	50.9	49.2	61.2					53.9	44.7			44.7	$11,868
Independent School District (Isd) 728 Focus/Journey	Public, Alternative	3-12	948 Proctor Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	23	2	11.7	39.1%	12 (52.2%)	1 (4.3%)	4 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)								(n/a)								18.2								16.7					$30,758
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	3	0			3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
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	32	2	19.2	12.5%	28 (87.5%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																					$21,349
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	74	7	10.4	17.6%	63 (85.1%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)															45.5	45.5					$9,015
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	739	39	19.0	5.7%	557 (75.4%)	83 (11.2%)	23 (3.1%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	82.7	112^th of 843 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.3	132^nd of 858 public elementary schools	84.6%	20	79.3	73.7						76.6	60.7	61.1						60.9					$10,554
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	6	1	5.8		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	547	16	34.7	9.3%	411 (75.1%)	43 (7.9%)	29 (5.3%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	83	58^th of 535 public middle schools	89.2%		77.5	79^th of 520 public middle schools	84.8%	21			55.7	61.8	53.3	67.7		59.3			72.2	61.5	54.3	52.1		60.9	58.3	32.8		47.4
Online728 Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	82	4	21.4	9.8%	51 (62.2%)	5 (6.1%)	12 (14.6%)	11 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)								(n/a)								71.4								78.6
Online728 Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	55	3	21.3	23.6%	40 (72.7%)	1 (1.8%)	7 (12.7%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)								(n/a)								28.6								40.0
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	379	31	12.2	18.2%	291 (76.8%)	10 (2.6%)	51 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	58.4	385^th of 843 public elementary schools	54.3%		69.7	265^th of 858 public elementary schools	69.1%	120	50.8	51.0	55.8					52.4	41.8	46.2	67.3					50.9	63.5			63.5	$12,810
Lincoln Elementary	Public	3-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	382	38	10.0	86.4%	66 (17.3%)	245 (64.1%)	27 (7.1%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	7.3	780^th of 843 public elementary schools	7.5%		5.1	817^th of 858 public elementary schools	4.8%	37	20.7	18.1	7.0					16.0	23.7	21.4	23.7					22.9	12.4			12.4	$14,628
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	603	45	13.4	81.1%	119 (19.7%)	378 (62.7%)	39 (6.5%)	10 (1.7%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	45 (7.5%)								(n/a)																					$14,864

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