Elementary Schools in Cook County Public Schools

Summary:

The Cook County Public Schools district in Minnesota has a single elementary school, Sawtooth Mountain Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments, is generally below the state and district averages, and its overall ranking within the state has declined over the past few years.

Sawtooth Mountain Elementary has a relatively small student population of 192 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with 48.44% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's math proficiency rates range from 10.71% to 32.14% for different grade levels in 2024-2025, and its reading proficiency rates range from 23.33% to 46.43% for the same period, all of which are below the state and district averages.

While the school's performance is currently below average, the data provides an opportunity for the school and district to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted interventions to support student learning and growth. The declining performance and rankings of Sawtooth Mountain Elementary suggest that the school may be struggling to keep up with state and district standards, and the district should consider ways to address these challenges and help the school improve its academic outcomes.

District Detail

101 W 5th St
Grand Marais, MN 55604-1337

(218) 387-2271

SchoolDigger Rank:
291^st of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 475

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Sawtooth Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-2271	203	20	10.2	44.8%	139 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)	23.3	692^nd of 872 public elementary schools	20.6%		28.3	665^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.5%	27	27.6	32.1	10.7	23.5	23.3	46.4	46.4	38.4	$15,755

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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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