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Naytahwaush Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-6
723rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Naytahwaush Community School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 145 students in Naytahwaush, Minnesota. The school is part of the Naytahwaush Community School District, which is ranked 385 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Naytahwaush Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) significantly below the state average across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in math and reading were 23.94% and 26.03%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 6th grade math, where proficiency rates were 0% and 15%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 55.6% and 40.1%.

While the school faces challenges, there may be opportunities for improvement. The two nearest schools, Ogema Elementary and Mahnomen Elementary, both outperform Naytahwaush Community School on the MCA-III assessments, suggesting that there may be room for collaboration and learning from these neighboring schools to help improve the educational outcomes at Naytahwaush Community School.

134
Students ?
8.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,146
Per pupil spending ?
81.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 242 Church St
       Naytahwaush, MN  56566-0009

(218) 935-5025

District: Naytahwaush Community School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
98.5%
Hispanic:
1.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Reading scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg25%
Minnesota avg47%
723rd of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
385th of 446Naytahwaush Community School among Minnesota districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202518.3723 of 87217.1%★☆☆☆☆
20249.0799 of 8819.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5765 of 8459.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.2759 of 85811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202112.9743 of 86914.5%★☆☆☆☆
201911.3779 of 87010.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5707 of 84716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201721.4714 of 85316.3%★☆☆☆☆
201622.7708 of 84816.5%★☆☆☆☆
20156.3780 of 8407.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.6789 of 8264.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.8765 of 8247.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.3816 of 8200.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.7809 of 8140.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.0744 of 8037.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200829.1656 of 78116.0%★☆☆☆☆
20073.0755 of 7772.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202420.4669 of 80917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6631 of 78719.8%★☆☆☆☆
20225.8755 of 7995.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.4738 of 7835.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202535.7525 of 76431.3%★★☆☆☆
202417.0690 of 79313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8672 of 77413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9593 of 66310.6%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3561 of 68317.9%★☆☆☆☆
20197.4718 of 7403.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202520.8666 of 81218.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.8761 of 8267.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.2791 of 7991.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5679 of 80816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.2675 of 78413.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202544.722 of 3842.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.731 of 4226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.528 of 3928.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.613 of 2138.1%★★☆☆☆
202141.012 of 2040.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.215 of 2642.3%★★★☆☆
201856.57 of 2268.2%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Native American (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading26%-24 vs state
Math24%-21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Naytahwaush Community School

Naytahwaush Community School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Students at Naytahwaush Community School are 99% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Naytahwaush Community School.


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