Middle Schools in Ely Public School District

Summary:

The Ely Public School District in Minnesota is home to a single middle school, Memorial Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 173rd out of 529 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 259th out of 519 in 2024-2025.

Memorial Middle School's academic performance has been uneven, with proficiency rates in Math lagging behind the district and state averages across all grades, while its Reading proficiency rates are more competitive, with 6th and 7th grades performing close to or above the state averages. The school's 8th-grade Math proficiency rate of 35.09% is the highest among the grade-level breakdowns, but still falls short of the state average of 41.95%.

Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (35.85%), which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance, as research has shown a correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.3 is slightly higher than the national average, which could also impact the quality of instruction and support available to students.

District Detail

600 E Harvey St
Ely, MN 55731-1614

(218) 365-6166

SchoolDigger Rank:
110^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 528

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Ely Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 365-6166	146	8	18.1	28.8%	139 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	49.6	259^th of 519 public middle schools	50.1%		61.1	190^th of 545 public middle schools	65.1%	69	43.8	26.0	35.1	33.8	45.5	46.2	39.3	43.3	$7,566

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northland Learning Center	0.05 mi	15
St. Louis County School District	13.98 mi	9	336^th
Vermilion Country School	20.71 mi	1
Mesabi East School District	31.03 mi	2	277^th
Mounds View Public School District	39.03 mi	28	107^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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