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Red Lake Middle School

Q: Is Red Lake Middle School a good school?

Red Lake Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Minnesota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Red Lake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Red Lake Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Red Lake Middle School?

Students at Red Lake Middle School are 96% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-8

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Red Lake Middle School is a public middle school located in Redlake, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Red Lake Public School District, which is ranked 441 out of 446 school districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Lake Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Minnesota, ranking between 493-537 out of 521-545 middle schools in the state over the past several years. The school's performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) is significantly below the state average, with only 1.33% of students proficient or better in Math and 9.32% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is also significantly lower than the Red Lake Public School District's average, indicating that Red Lake Middle School is one of the lowest-performing schools within the district.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for specific student subgroups, such as Native American students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of whom rank among the lowest in the state. The school's student-teacher ratio is also relatively high, ranging from 20.9 to 21.1 over the past three school years, and the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.75% in 2021-2022 to 87.86% in 2022-2023.

268

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,819

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23990 Hwy 1 E
Redlake, MN 56671-0499

(218) 679-2700

District: Red Lake Public School District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

95.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 40 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg7%

Minnesota avg47%

516^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

441^st of 446Red Lake 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
2025	3.1	516 of 519	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	537 of 545	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	523 of 529	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	512 of 520	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	493 of 521	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	505 of 533	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	489 of 518	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	497 of 523	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	492 of 508	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	498 of 516	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	479 of 490	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	462 of 469	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	467 of 478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	448 of 454	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	227 of 230	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	403 of 409	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	399 of 403	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.5	405 of 406	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	379 of 387	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	443 of 450	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	467 of 474	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	450 of 455	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	461 of 467	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	440 of 443	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	422 of 439	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	429 of 432	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	467 of 473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	448 of 459	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	397 of 404	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	360 of 399	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	390 of 415	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	379 of 401	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	450 of 452	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	472 of 479	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	457 of 464	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	472 of 476	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	397 of 437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	444 of 454	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	428 of 438	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	49 of 50	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	260 of 265	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	290 of 298	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	260 of 288	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	156 of 282	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)27th percentile+25 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math100%+55 vs state

Reading9%-40 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Red Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-2700	268	14	18.9	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.1	516^th of 519 public middle schools	0.6%		4.2	537^th of 545 public middle schools	1.5%	21	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	10.4	11.0	6.5	9.3	$21,819
Red Lake Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 679-2701	3	1	3.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$21,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Lake Middle School

Is Red Lake Middle School a good school?

Red Lake Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Minnesota middle schools.

What district is Red Lake Middle School in?

Red Lake Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Red Lake Middle School?

Students at Red Lake Middle School are 96% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Red Lake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Red Lake Middle School.

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