Best Public Schools in Wadena 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
Freshwater Education District Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	101	10	9.6	61.4%	75 (74.3%)	1 (1.0%)	16 (15.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	10.5	417^th of 450 public high schools	7.3%		11.3	430^th of 480 public high schools	10.4%	13							8.0	8.0							12.5	12.5
White Pine Academy	Public	5-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	11	3	4.3	72.7%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Leaf River Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	15	4	3.3	73.3%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)								13.3								21.4
Elm Tree Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	9	1	6.2	66.7%	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	450	40	11.1	52.2%	387 (86.0%)	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	31.1	634^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.4	650^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.2%	16	52.3	40.3						46.6	33.7	27.6						30.9	$12,842
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 632-2300	470	24	19.7	39.6%	408 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	58.6	211^th of 450 public high schools	53.1%		68.4	151^st of 480 public high schools	68.5%	60					26.7	42.2	28.6	31.8					28.0	34.9	52.3	37.1	$12,843
Wadena-Deer Creek 5th And 6th Grade	Public	5-6	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	159	7	21.3	40.9%	136 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)								(n/a)			34.1	46.0				39.6			44.7	64.9				54.1	$6,925
Menahga High School	Public	7-12	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 334-3732	450	26	17.0	47.1%	417 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	45.5	276^th of 450 public high schools	38.7%		53.6	239^th of 480 public high schools	50.2%	37					29.4	36.7	4.8	25.9					41.7	45.2	52.6	46.7	$12,133
Menahga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	537	36	14.9	54.7%	515 (95.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	48.9	484^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.2	511^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.0%	27	55.6	40.4	37.5	48.7				46.2	47.7	39.1	55.1	39.0				45.8	$10,865
Sebeka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	218	22	9.9	61.9%	205 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	59.4	378^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.7%		65.6	306^th of 881 public elementary schools	65.3%	72	75.9	87.5	22.2	32.0				54.1	51.7	62.5	40.0	54.2				51.7	$12,778
Sebeka Secondary	Public	7-12	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	233	17	13.6	48.9%	213 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	61.6	189^th of 450 public high schools	58.0%		52.7	244^th of 480 public high schools	49.2%	55					43.2	32.1	32.4	36.4					46.0	25.0	51.5	41.8	$12,234
Verndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	253	21	11.8	41.5%	239 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	47.4	501^st of 872 public elementary schools	42.5%		42.2	566^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.8%	65	56.8	57.6	31.6	12.5				40.8	38.6	57.6	50.0	53.1				49.0	$10,713
Verndale Secondary	Public	7-12	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 445-5184	231	19	11.9	46.8%	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	40.6	296^th of 450 public high schools	34.2%		47	276^th of 480 public high schools	42.5%	20					17.7	7.7	38.9	17.6					38.2	15.4	34.2	28.8	$10,617

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