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Lake Superior Public School District

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At a glance

236^thof 458 Minnesota districts▲ 53

Better than 48% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 2 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1640 Highway 2
Two Harbors, MN 55616-4017·(218) 834-8201·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 48.5% of districts

Schools

1,286

Students

Top rankedWilliam Kelley Elementary304^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

William Kelley Elementary up 397 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Lake Superior Public School District in Minnesota serves 1,286 students across four schools: two elementary schools (PK–5) and two secondary schools serving grades 6–12, with no standalone middle or alternative schools. Enrollment is concentrated on two campuses. The Two Harbors campus — Two Harbors Secondary (597 students) and Minnehaha Elementary (367) — enrolls 75% of the district, while the smaller Silver Bay campus — Wm. M. Kelley Secondary (179) and William Kelley Elementary (143) — enrolls the remaining 25%. The district ranks 236th of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars, and its overall reading score (47.9) is close to the state's 48.6 while math (36.0) and science (22.0) lag.

William Kelley Elementary is the district's biggest turnaround story: its state rank jumped from the 20th percentile (1 star) in 2024–25 to the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26, with math up 26.8 points, reading up 24.5 and science up 9.9. It now has the district's highest all-grade math proficiency (59.1) and beats both the district and state in all three subjects, though with only 143 students, small cohorts can make results swing. Minnehaha Elementary is the reading standout, with all-grade reading at 59.9 — 12.0 points above the district and 11.3 above the state — and every tested reading grade above state, even as its math and science slipped this year.

Among secondary schools, Two Harbors Secondary has the strongest completion outcomes: an 89.7% graduation rate (4.8 points above state) and a 1.2% dropout rate, although its overall math (27.5) and science (22.4) remain below state. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary posts the district's lowest proficiency in every subject, an 84.6% graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate. The clearest district-wide weak spots are 5th-grade math, where both elementaries score far below state (25.0 and 27.3 vs. 41.9), and secondary math and science, where both secondary schools fall short in 7th-grade math, 8th-grade math and 8th-grade science.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary	Public	6-12	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 226-4437	179	12	14.7	26.3%	159 (88.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	33.5	321^st of 473 public high schools	32.1%		35.1	319^th of 450 public high schools	29.1%	2				28.6	45.0	27.6	29.2	31.9		13.8	16.7	15.1				25.0	25.0	24.1	28.0	25.5	$23,731
William Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 226-4437	143	11	12.6	42.0%	127 (88.8%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	64.2	304^th of 869 public elementary schools	65.0%		21.8	701^st of 872 public elementary schools	19.6%	397	42.9	59.1	57.1					53.1	27.3			27.3	81.0	69.6	27.3					59.1	$11,620
Minnehaha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 7th St	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 834-8221	367	27	13.7	39.2%	346 (94.3%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	60.5	341^st of 869 public elementary schools	60.8%		66.4	307^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.8%	34	56.5	60.0	63.3					59.9	25.4			25.4	58.7	53.3	25.0					45.9	$11,481
Two Harbors Secondary	Public	6-12	1640 Highway 2	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 834-8201	597	36	16.7	30.3%	549 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	54	233^rd of 473 public high schools	50.7%		52.2	245^th of 450 public high schools	45.6%	12				66.0	31.2	45.3	42.4	44.5		10.7	32.6	22.4				30.9	20.3	34.7	25.0	27.5	$12,016

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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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