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Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School is a public charter middle school located in Bemidji, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 42 students. The school is part of the Voyageurs Expeditionary District, which is ranked 419 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School consistently performs significantly below the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency was 7.5% compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its overall reading proficiency was 20.51% compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 459 out of 464 Minnesota middle schools for male students and 41 out of 49 for Native American students in math proficiency in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to the nearby Cass Lake-Bena Middle School and Trek North Middle School, Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School performs significantly worse in both math and reading proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cass Lake-Bena Middle School had a math proficiency of 8.16% and a reading proficiency of 18.75%, while Trek North Middle School had a math proficiency of 13.51% and a reading proficiency of 35.45%. Additionally, the school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 421 out of 521 Minnesota middle schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 481 out of 519 in the 2024-2025 school year.

Students ?

41.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,534

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3724 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601-8888

(218) 444-3130

District: Voyageurs Expeditionary

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

54.5%

White:

20.5%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 38 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Minnesota avg47%

481^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

419^th of 446Voyageurs Expeditionary 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	481 of 519	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	535 of 545	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	497 of 529	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	474 of 520	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	421 of 521	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	471 of 533	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	460 of 518	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	462 of 523	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	470 of 508	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	504 of 516	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	19.0	387 of 436	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	415 of 432	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	469 of 473	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	445 of 459	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	370 of 404	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	297 of 399	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	364 of 415	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	318 of 401	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	3.8	459 of 464	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	440 of 476	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	414 of 454	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2018)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-29 vs state

Math8%-38 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	44	0	41.1	84.1%	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (15.9%)	10.3	481^st of 519 public middle schools	7.3%		4.7	535^th of 545 public middle schools	1.8%	54		7.7	6.7	8.3	7.5		41.7	6.7	16.7	20.5	$9,534
Trek North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2400 Pine Ridge Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Treknorth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-1888	109	9	12.1	67.0%	40 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.9%)	22.6	419^th of 519 public middle schools	19.3%		26.8	423^rd of 545 public middle schools	22.4%	4		10.3	19.4	11.1	13.5		35.9	36.1	34.3	35.5	$11,409
Bemidji Middle Alp	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	1	3	.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)											$13,280
Bemidji Middle	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	967	62	15.6	40.1%	673 (69.6%)	10 (1.0%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	236 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	67.2	148^th of 519 public middle schools	71.5%		67.7	152^nd of 545 public middle schools	72.1%	4		43.0	44.2	45.1	44.1		53.4	48.1	49.0	50.1	$12,338
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	Public	5-8	15314 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	312	30	10.5	77.9%	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	494^th of 519 public middle schools	4.8%		11.1	501^st of 545 public middle schools	8.1%	7	14.6	1.2	5.1	11.9	8.2	22.6	14.0	11.7	27.6	18.8	$22,279

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What is the racial makeup of Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School?

Students at Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School are 55% American Indian, 20% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 44 students attended Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School.

Is Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School a good school?

Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Minnesota middle schools.

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