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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	Distance	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Total
North Branch Area Education Center	0.0mi	Public	PK-K	38705 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1225	239	18	13.1	36.4%	194 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Distance Learning Acadmy Elementary	0.2mi	Public, Virtual	K-5	38423 Lincoln Trail	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 674-1100	6	0			5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Academy Charter School	0.2mi	Public, Charter	K-8	38460 Lincoln Trl	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	Phoenix Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 237-0656	156	11	14.8	42.9%	124 (79.5%)	7 (4.5%)	16 (10.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	47.4	497^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.8%		52.2	455^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.8%	42	50.0	35.7	53.3		42.9	26.7	26.7	72.2	39.3	33.3		45.7	$10,620
Sunrise River Elementary School	1.0mi	Public	1-5	37775 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 674-1100	960	54	17.6	30.6%	784 (81.7%)	9 (0.9%)	50 (5.2%)	75 (7.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)	54.7	403^rd of 869 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.5	406^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.4%	3	46.2	46.1	46.6		46.3	22.5	22.5	68.1	62.3	34.6		55.5	$11,234
Lakeside Elementary	9.7mi	Public	2-5	29678 Karmel Ave	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2300	804	46	17.4	20.1%	723 (89.9%)	7 (0.9%)	21 (2.6%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	58.3	372^nd of 869 public elementary schools	57.2%		69.8	271^st of 872 public elementary schools	68.9%	101	51.2	50.8	56.4		52.9	26.9	26.9	60.0	51.6	37.5		49.7	$10,244
Chisago Lakes Elementary	11.2mi	Public	PK, KG-1	11009 284th St	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2200	347	29	11.7	17.3%	321 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)													$10,709
Linwood Elementary	11.9mi	Public	PK, KG-5	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-1900	400	24	16.4	24.5%	343 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60.4	343^rd of 869 public elementary schools	60.5%		66.1	313^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.1%	30	51.9	47.6	58.9		52.6	27.3	27.3	71.2	53.2	35.7		52.9	$11,780
C.E. Jacobson Elementary	12.4mi	Public	PK, KG-6	95 S Harte	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 358-1362	414	46	8.9	38.2%	355 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	44.6	516^th of 869 public elementary schools	40.6%		50.7	469^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.2%	47	51.5	44.8	43.4	47.7	46.8	14.5	14.5	70.6	42.1	28.2	29.2	42.2	$10,466
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School	12.6mi	Public	K-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-8800	139	8	16.8	23.7%	121 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	47.1	498^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.7%		31	635^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.2%	137	52.0	35.0	50.0		46.3	18.2	18.2	56.0	40.0	45.5		47.8	$8,273
Isanti Intermediate School	12.6mi	Public	3-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 552-8800	422	28	15.3	40.0%	358 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	26.2	673^rd of 869 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.8	650^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.5%	23	26.3	32.7	34.2		31.4	13.7	13.7	34.7	45.0	34.9		38.5	$11,215

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