Best Public Schools in Wadena County, MN

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCA-III Math (2019)							MCA-III Reading (2019)							MCA-III Science (2019)			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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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 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 Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	Total
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	409	39	10.3	56.2%	376 (91.9%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	51.8	496^th of 870 public elementary schools	43.0%		35.6	622^nd of 847 public elementary schools	26.6%	126	70.1	57.5						59.0	44.6									$12,842
Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Ln	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-2431	451	27	17.0	45.2%	400 (88.7%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	59.3	235^th of 492 public high schools	52.2%		73.9	126^th of 494 public high schools	74.5%	109						41.3	34.8						52.1	59.8		29.0	53.9	$13,669
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	102	10	10.3	59.8%	87 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	9.3	431^st of 492 public high schools	12.4%		9	430^th of 494 public high schools	13.0%	1							6.5							21.4			21.4
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2300	461	24	19.0	47.3%	407 (88.3%)	16 (3.5%)	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	71.6	137^th of 492 public high schools	72.2%		69.5	163^rd of 494 public high schools	67.0%	26					37.2	50.7	46.7					56.5	52.7	55.6		41.7	71.2	$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	170	8	22.6	56.5%	149 (87.6%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)								(n/a)			26.6	48.8						58.2	64.6				60.8			$6,925
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4th St N	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-2433	332	26	12.6	57.5%	289 (87.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)	60.6							38.0										$12,285
White Pine Academy	Public	5-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	13	2	6.4	69.2%	9 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(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	14	2	6.8	78.6%	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Elm Tree Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	4	1	3.8		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Motley-Staples Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Centennial Lane	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	321	23	13.9	53.9%	285 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	48.8	292^nd of 533 public middle schools	45.2%		55.4	253^rd of 518 public middle schools	51.2%	39		47.1	24.7	38.2	55.4				30.9	50.0	51.7	56.0			42.9			$11,957
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	303	23	13.4	56.1%	286 (94.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	43.3	584^th of 870 public elementary schools	32.9%		44.6	557^th of 847 public elementary schools	34.2%	27	74.0	57.5	29.0	26.3				61.2	42.5	71.1	50.9				50.0			$10,713
Verndale Secondary	Public	7-12	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	270	18	14.6	50.4%	244 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	31.8	363^rd of 492 public high schools	26.2%		48.6	301^st of 494 public high schools	39.1%	62					40.8	32.5	37.5					63.3	37.5	42.5		30.0	23.1	$10,617
Menahga High School	Public	9-12	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	296	17	17.0	42.6%	282 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	35.6	351^st of 492 public high schools	28.7%		46.8	315^th of 494 public high schools	36.2%	36							33.3							39.4			37.8	$12,133
Menahga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	397	30	13.4	47.6%	384 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	84.6	77^th of 870 public elementary schools	91.1%		73.6	212^th of 847 public elementary schools	75.0%	135	90.9	86.4						60.6	78.3									$10,865
Menahga Middle School	Public	5-8	216 Aspen Avenue SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	346	21	16.1	50.0%	325 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	41.6	337^th of 533 public middle schools	36.8%					(n/a)			41.9	47.2	37.5	30.4				60.5	68.4	51.5	44.0		52.4	14.3		$8,505
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	260	24	10.9	48.1%	244 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	72.2	227^th of 870 public elementary schools	73.9%		65.4	317^th of 847 public elementary schools	62.6%	90	73.5	67.5	67.4	54.1				47.1	62.5	81.4	67.6				83.7			$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	236	16	14.6	40.7%	222 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	66.6	173^rd of 492 public high schools	64.8%		64.6	196^th of 494 public high schools	60.3%	23					48.7	37.5	53.1					62.2	50.0	57.1		35.4	53.7	$12,234

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