Willow River Public School District

The Willow River Public School District in Minnesota operates two schools: Willow River Elementary and Willow River Secondary. The district as a whole is ranked 222 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Willow River Elementary stands out as a strong-performing school, with relatively high math proficiency rates, especially in 3rd grade, and strong reading proficiency in 5th grade. The school has also shown improvement in its state ranking, moving from 442 to 319 out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools over the past 3 years. In contrast, Willow River Secondary struggles with math proficiency, particularly in 11th grade, but performs well in reading, especially in 10th grade. The secondary school has also shown improvement in its state ranking, moving from 312 to 221 out of 450 Minnesota high schools over the past 3 years.

Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Willow River Elementary at 11.7 and Willow River Secondary at 13.3. Additionally, Willow River Secondary has a relatively low dropout rate of 4.4%, which is lower than the state average.