Clearbrook-Gonvick School District

The Clearbrook-Gonvick School District in Minnesota serves roughly 460 students across just two schools: Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary (grades PK–6, 254 students) and Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary (grades 7–12, 206 students). The district ranks 340 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 26th percentile with 1 star, and both schools serve majority economically disadvantaged populations — 51.57% free/reduced lunch at the elementary and 54.37% at the secondary.

Academically, the district runs at two speeds. Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary outperforms the district in all three 2025–2026 subjects (math 33.8 vs 25.8, reading 42.9 vs 37.6, science 18.8 vs 16.5) and beats Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary in every all-grade subject. Even so, it stays below the state average in all three; its brightest spot is 3rd grade math at 55.3, close to the state's 57.9. The secondary school trails well behind: math 15.0 vs the state's 44.9, reading 30.8 vs 48.6, and science 15.3 vs 25.5. Its 7th and 8th grade math scores sit around 11–12% while the state is near 40–42%.

Completion data tells a mixed story at the secondary level: a graduation rate of 90.6, above the state's 84.9, alongside a dropout rate of 9.3, more than double the state's 4.2. Both schools saw their ranking percentile fall from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 (elementary 52 to 31, secondary 61 to 42), and each currently holds 2 stars. Notably, the secondary school ranks higher by percentile (42) than the elementary (31) despite lower test scores, likely because rankings also weigh graduation and dropout measures. The elementary's reading score slipped from 54.41 (above the state's 49.59) to 42.9, while its science improved from 12.0 to 18.8. The secondary school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.2) than the elementary (10.7).