Summary:
Red Lake County Central Elementary is the only elementary school serving the Red Lake County Central Public School district in Plummer, Minnesota, enrolling 178 students in grades PK–6 with a student-teacher ratio of 9.9 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 40.45%. Because it is the sole elementary school in the district, all grade-level district results in this data set match the school's own results.
The school is on a clear upward trajectory. Its state rank improved from 517 of 881 schools (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, to 486 of 872 (44th percentile) in 2024–2025, to 401 of 869 (54th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — a gain of 116 rank positions and 13 percentile points over two years. In 2025–2026 all-grade results, Reading was 50.5% proficient, above both the district (47.3%) and the state (48.6%); Science was 33.3%, well above the district (26.1%) and state (25.5%); and Math was 40.7%, above the district (34.8%) but below the state (44.9%). Science posted the largest year-over-year improvement, up 10.72 points from 22.58% in 2024–2025, when it had trailed both district and state.
Results vary notably by grade. Bright spots include 5th grade Reading at 64% (9.5 points above state), 6th grade Math at 46.9% (7.4 points above state), and 5th grade Science at 33.3% (7.4 points above state). The largest gaps are in 4th grade, where Math was 36.4% (18.8 points below state) and Reading was 36.4% (12.4 points below state); 3rd grade Math (50%) and 5th grade Math (32%) also trailed state. With only 178 students across PK–6, individual grade cohorts are small, so a few students can shift a grade-level rate by several points and single-year comparisons should be read with caution.
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