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Grand Rapids Area Learning Center

Public Grades 8-12

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Grand Rapids Area Learning Center is an alternative-learning school serving 129 students in grades 8–12 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as part of the Grand Rapids Public School District. Its name signals an Area Learning Center setting, and its data profile looks distinctly different from the comprehensive high schools around it.

In 2025–26, Grand Rapids Area Learning Center ranked 450th of 473 Minnesota high schools — 5th percentile, 0 stars — while the Grand Rapids Public School District overall ranked 202nd of 458 (56th percentile, 3 stars). Test results are very low in math and science: 0% proficient in math (district 45%, state 44.9%) and 5% in science (district 25.6%, state 25.5%). Reading results for 2025–26 were suppressed by the state, so that figure is unknown and should not be read as zero; when reading was last reported, it was 25% in 2023–24 and 28.57% in 2022–23 — stronger than math or science, but still below district and state. Nearby, Grand Rapids Senior High is far stronger in every reported subject, and Greenway Senior High, Deer River Secondary, and Northern Lights Community School generally outperform this school in math and science. Hill City Senior High also posted 0% math in 2025–26.

For 2024–25, graduation was 80.9% (district 90.7%, state 84.9%) and dropout was 7.2% (district 3.4%, state 4.2%). That is a sharp reversal: graduation fell from 92.4% the year before, when dropout was 1.0%. Among nearby schools, Grand Rapids Senior High (94.4%), Greenway Senior High (96.4%), and Deer River Secondary (87.0%) had higher graduation rates, while Northern Lights Community School (53.8%) was lower. About 62.79% of students received free or reduced-price lunch — above Grand Rapids Senior High and Greenway Senior High but below Northern Lights Community School. The student/teacher ratio of 26.7 is the highest among nearby reporting schools, versus 19.4 at Grand Rapids Senior High and 13.2 at Greenway Senior High.

129

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,995

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

650 SW 7th Ave
Grand Rapids, MN 55744-8888

(218) 327-5750

District: Grand Rapids Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

American Indian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (2% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (7% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school2%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg43%

450^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Grand Rapids Public School District

202^nd of 458Grand Rapids Public School District 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
2026	6.7	450 of 473	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	437 of 480	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	433 of 476	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	455 of 472	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	459 of 492	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	461 of 494	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	439 of 489	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	412 of 504	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	446 of 483	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	507 of 534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	492 of 539	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	492 of 545	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	468 of 540	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	229 of 234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	455 of 460	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	454 of 463	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	386 of 450	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	399 of 452	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	383 of 433	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	3.3	379 of 388	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	381 of 401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	368 of 395	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	354 of 389	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	327 of 393	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	288 of 312	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	342 of 370	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	354 of 374	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	388 of 395	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	386 of 405	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	355 of 398	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	397 of 403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	388 of 394	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	384 of 402	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	386 of 398	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	395 of 401	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	397 of 412	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	413 of 414	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science5%-20 vs state

Math0%-45 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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
Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy	Public	9-12	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55722	Itasca County	Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy	No	No	No	No	(800) 624-4072	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grand Rapids Area Learning Center	Public	8-12	650 SW 7th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5750	129	5	26.7	62.8%	106 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)	6.7	450^th of 473 public high schools	4.9%					(n/a)							5.0	5.0				0.0	0.0	$11,995
Grand Rapids Area Virtual Secondary	Public	6-12	650 SW 7th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 327-5760	0			—															(n/a)
Grand Rapids Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Conifer Dr NW	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5760	1,091	56	19.4	35.8%	928 (85.1%)	7 (0.6%)	29 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.2%)	67.4	146^th of 473 public high schools	69.1%		64.2	171^st of 450 public high schools	62.0%	25				45.2	45.2		39.1	39.1				34.4	34.4	$13,413
Greenway Senior High	Public	9-12	308 Roosevelt St	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	271	21	13.2	45.8%	214 (79.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	40.4	291^st of 473 public high schools	38.5%		59.2	206^th of 450 public high schools	54.2%	85				38.8	38.8		25.0	25.0				17.1	17.1	$17,824
Deer River Secondary	Public	6-12	101 1st Ave NE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8241	425	40	10.6	59.1%	215 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	147 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	19.5	393^rd of 473 public high schools	16.9%		41	292^nd of 450 public high schools	35.1%	101	43.8	43.6	40.7	20.5	37.3	7.4	18.6	12.4	22.2	25.6	23.6	13.0	21.1	$17,552
Deer River High School ALP	Public	10-12	101 1st Ave NE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8241	13	0		76.9%	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)								(n/a)														$8,422
Northern Lights Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	305 Bridge St	Warba	55793	Itasca County	Northern Lights Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 492-4400	91	10	9.4	71.4%	73 (80.2%)	5 (5.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	9.1	433^rd of 473 public high schools	8.5%					(n/a)			25.0	23.1	22.9	25.0	0.0	10.3			25.0		16.7	$21,176
Hill City Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 697-2394	72	6	11.1	54.2%	61 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.5%)	34.4	317^th of 473 public high schools	33.0%		15.8	391^st of 450 public high schools	13.1%	74				43.8	43.8		18.8	18.8				0.0	0.0	$17,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Rapids Area Learning Center

What district is Grand Rapids Area Learning Center in?

Grand Rapids Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Grand Rapids Area Learning Center?

Students at Grand Rapids Area Learning Center are 82% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% American Indian.

How many students attend Grand Rapids Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 129 students attended Grand Rapids Area Learning Center.

Is Grand Rapids Area Learning Center a good school?

Grand Rapids Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Minnesota high schools.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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