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Northland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Northland Elementary is a PK–5 school in Remer, Minnesota, with about 185 students, serving a high-poverty rural community in the Northland Community Schools district, where 77.3% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

In 2025–2026, 16.9% of Northland students met state standards in math, 22.1% in reading, and 10.8% in science — below its own district (18.2% math, 26.8% reading, 14.7% science) and far below Minnesota overall (44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%). Third grade is a particular concern: 0% of third graders were proficient in both math and reading. Fourth grade reached 28.6% in math and 23.8% in reading, while fifth grade posted 18.9% in math, 32.4% in reading, and 10.8% in science. Nearby schools with similar challenges do better: King Elementary, which has a comparable free/reduced-lunch rate (67.95%) and class size (8.5 students per teacher versus 8), scored 62.8% in math, 67.1% in reading, and 29.4% in science. Cohasset Elementary reached 54.4% in math and 61.3% in reading, and Hill City Elementary scored 28.9% and 36.8%. West Rapids Elementary serves only PK–2, so it has no state test scores for comparison.

This is not a one-year dip. Northland's statewide rank percentile has stayed between 8 and 17 since at least 2015–2016, with 0 stars in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 and 1 star in each year since. Its student-teacher ratio of 8 is the lowest among nearby schools, yet its proficiency rates are the lowest, so small classes alone are not producing stronger results. No reported student group ranked above the 27th percentile in 2025–2026. Science fell to its lowest level in the available history, and math, reading, and science all declined from 2024–2025. For families, the takeaway is a school with unusually small classes but persistently bottom-tier outcomes that trail the state, its district, and every nearby school with comparable test data.

185

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,653

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 Main St E
Remer, MN 56672-9701

(218) 566-2351

District: Northland Community Schools

Students who attend Northland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Northland Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

American Indian:

36.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Minnesota avg43%

771^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

380^th of 458Northland Community Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	771 of 869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	744 of 872	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	777 of 881	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	767 of 845	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	793 of 858	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	776 of 869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	736 of 870	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	723 of 847	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	708 of 853	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	706 of 848	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	648 of 840	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	743 of 826	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	658 of 824	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.8	516 of 820	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	488 of 814	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	377 of 803	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	175 of 434	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	300 of 781	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	250 of 777	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.7	462 of 756	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.9	208 of 685	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.8	136 of 676	79.9%	★★★★☆
2003	49.9	420 of 674	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	695 of 790	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	694 of 809	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	700 of 787	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	683 of 799	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	700 of 783	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	725 of 787	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	683 of 774	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	623 of 764	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	619 of 764	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	692 of 793	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	715 of 774	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	627 of 663	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	598 of 683	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	614 of 740	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	518 of 728	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	700 of 807	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	715 of 812	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	730 of 826	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	730 of 799	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	783 of 808	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	708 of 784	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	730 of 798	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	655 of 779	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	422 of 579	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	674 of 710	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	681 of 714	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	720 of 730	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	709 of 712	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	716 of 725	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	708 of 710	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	700 of 722	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	699 of 712	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-26 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science11%-15 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/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 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 All Grades	Total
Northland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	185	23	8.0	77.3%	108 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	12.5	771^st of 869 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.1	744^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.7%	27	0.0	23.8	32.4	22.1	10.8	10.8	0.0	28.6	18.9	16.9	$18,653
Hill City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 697-2394	112	9	12.0	62.5%	96 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.5%)	23	704^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.0%		58.5	389^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.4%	315	38.9	35.0		36.8			33.3	25.0		28.9	$17,261
King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 5th St SE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	390	46	8.5	67.9%	204 (52.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.7%)	76.8	183^rd of 869 public elementary schools	78.9%		70.9	259^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.3%	76	76.1	67.3	58.8	67.1	29.4	29.4	82.0	59.6	47.1	62.8	$17,165
Deer River Schools SPED	Public	K-5	313 Main Ave E	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)											$21,476
West Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	901 SW 22nd Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5870	612	36	17.1	49.2%	513 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.4%)								(n/a)
Cohasset Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Columbus Ave	Cohasset	55721	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5860	312	17	18.3	31.7%	279 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	62.5	316^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.6%		68.5	285^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.3%	31	62.3	76.9	45.5	61.3	21.4	21.4	64.2	78.4	23.2	54.4	$12,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Northland Elementary

How many students attend Northland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Northland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northland Elementary?

Students at Northland Elementary are 58% White, 36% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northland Secondary

What district is Northland Elementary in?

Northland Community Schools

Is Northland Elementary a good school?

Northland Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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

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