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Elementary Schools in Wadena-Deer Creek School District

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At a glance

DistrictWadena-Deer Creek School District287^th of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

School

450

Students

Top rankedWadena-Deer Creek Elementary634^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary up 16 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary is the sole elementary school in the Wadena-Deer Creek School District in Minnesota. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 535 out of 845 schools in 2022-2023 to 650 out of 881 schools in 2023-2024.

While Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary's math proficiency rates are close to the state average, its reading proficiency rates are significantly lower, with a gap of nearly 19 percentage points for all grades in 2024-2025. This suggests that reading may be an area of concern for the school and its students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.56% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges.

Despite its small size, with only 464 students, Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1 in the 2023-2024 school year. This may be a strength, as it could allow for more individualized attention and support for students. However, the small size may also limit the school's resources and opportunities for specialized programs or extracurricular activities.

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	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	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freshwater Education District	0.7 mi	21
Verndale Public School District	6.73 mi	2	321^st
New York Mills Public School District	12.57 mi	2	31^st
Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	12.81 mi	2	266^th
Sebeka Public School District	13.39 mi	3	186^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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