Best Public Schools in Itasca County, Minnesota & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
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	39.7%	275 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	69	264^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.4	245^th of 845 public elementary schools	71.0%	19	57.9	68.0	39.6					55.0	50.9	64.0	67.9					60.6	56.6			56.6	$12,849
Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5572	62	6	10.3	77.4%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.9%)								(n/a)																					$23,182
Robert J. Elkington Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 NE 8th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5800	778	44	17.5	40.4%	651 (83.7%)	10 (1.3%)	28 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	65.6	163^rd of 545 public middle schools	70.1%		69.3	136^th of 529 public middle schools	74.3%	27				44.5	40.9	32.8		39.5				63.5	55.6	46.8		55.4		26.6		26.6	$11,531
Middle Area Learning Center	Public	5-8	1000 NE 8th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5800	26	0	63.8	50.0%	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (23.1%)	1 (3.8%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)					5.9			4.2					0.0			0.0
Grand Rapids Area Learning Center	Public	8-12	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5750	127	5	26.4	72.4%	100 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	9.7	437^th of 480 public high schools	9.0%		8.6	433^rd of 476 public high schools	9.0%	4							6.1	6.1							25.0	25.0			3.7	3.7	$11,995
Itaskin Education Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	1880 River Rd	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 322-4129	36	6	6.0	91.7%	20 (55.6%)	3 (8.3%)	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)								(n/a)								6.7								27.3				6.3	$19,398
Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy	Public	9-12	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55744	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 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	1,114	55	20.2	39.8%	965 (86.6%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	80 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	60.9	204^th of 480 public high schools	57.5%		75.6	96^th of 476 public high schools	79.8%	108							40.6	40.6							47.1	47.1			39.6	39.6	$13,413
East Rapids Elementary	Public	K-5	1195 NE 10th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5880	649	39	16.6	56.9%	541 (83.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)	77.8	164^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.4%		68.9	265^th of 845 public elementary schools	68.6%	101	69.2	68.4	57.8					64.9	53.9	61.1	69.3					61.4	60.2			60.2
West Rapids Elementary	Public	K-5	901 SW 22nd Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5870	639	39	16.3	49.1%	566 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	58.6	391^st of 881 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.8	444^th of 845 public elementary schools	47.5%	53	56.5	55.8	44.1					52.1	44.8	47.6	61.6					51.4	52.3			52.3
Vandyke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Cole Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 245-2510	420	33	12.7	56.0%	350 (83.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	58.4	398^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.8%		55.7	414^th of 845 public elementary schools	51.0%	16	59.7	52.0						56.7	53.3	44.0						49.6					$14,247
Greenway Middle	Public	5-8	308 Roosevelt Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	287	19	15.3	52.6%	228 (79.4%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	47.9	283^rd of 545 public middle schools	48.1%		42.8	310^th of 529 public middle schools	41.4%	27			45.9	46.0	29.2	28.3		37.7			45.9	60.8	25.4	35.0		42.6	45.9	25.0		35.5	$11,974
Greenway Senior High	Public	9-12	308 Roosevelt Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	298	21	14.1	50.7%	229 (76.8%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	50.2	257^th of 480 public high schools	46.5%		53.6	232^nd of 476 public high schools	51.3%	25							22.5	22.5							42.0	42.0			44.8	44.8	$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	438	29	15.0	64.8%	226 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	145 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.5%)	40.8	308^th of 480 public high schools	35.8%		41.2	306^th of 476 public high schools	35.7%	2				16.1	8.9	24.4	15.0	15.7				46.4	33.3	42.9	36.0	39.6		22.9	44.0	33.7	$17,552
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	396	43	9.2	71.2%	203 (51.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	108 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.4%)	65.9	301^st of 881 public elementary schools	65.8%		60.9	359^th of 845 public elementary schools	57.5%	58	76.8	47.8	33.9					53.2	61.1	54.4	52.6					56.1	70.2			70.2	$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	6	1	6.0		3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)								(n/a)																					$21,476
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	12	0	85.7	75.0%	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,422
Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W 3rd Ave	Keewatin	55753	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 778-1280	334	21	15.6	53.0%	284 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.4%)	40.3	582^nd of 881 public elementary schools	33.9%		55	422^nd of 845 public elementary schools	50.1%	160	56.5	42.6	18.4	17.5				35.1	28.3	39.1	56.8	47.6				42.1	65.8			65.8	$13,353
Nashwauk Secondary	Public	7-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	249	17	15.0	55.8%	214 (85.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	34.6	337^th of 480 public high schools	29.8%		47.2	266^th of 476 public high schools	44.1%	71					34.4	56.1	18.5	39.0					50.0	31.7	37.8	39.1		24.4	32.4	28.0	$15,831
Nashwauk-Keewatin Alp	Public	9-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$16,753
Marble Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	201 Kate St	Marble	55764	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 247-7306	27	1	27.0	55.6%	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																					$39,156
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	84	9	8.8	71.4%	69 (82.1%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	4.3	472^nd of 480 public high schools	1.7%					(n/a)				0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0				10.0		9.1	12.5	18.2		0.0		0.0	$21,176
Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 743-3444	149	10	15.6	65.8%	124 (83.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	44.8	548^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.8%		50.6	477^th of 845 public elementary schools	43.6%	71	42.1	59.1	31.3	22.7				39.2	55.6	50.0	43.8	45.5				48.7	37.5			37.5	$11,945
Bigfork Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 743-3444	132	10	13.0	63.6%	109 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	66.5	166^th of 480 public high schools	65.4%		51.5	245^th of 476 public high schools	48.5%	79					33.3	30.0	31.8	31.8					47.6	45.0	70.0	54.1		15.0	35.0	25.0	$18,817

Best Public Schools in Itasca County, MN

East Rapids Elementary

Cohasset Elementary

Bigfork Secondary

King Elementary

Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Grand Rapids Senior High

West Rapids Elementary

Vandyke Elementary

Greenway Senior High

Greenway Middle

Bigfork Elementary

Deer River Secondary

Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School

Nashwauk Secondary

Grand Rapids Area Learning Center

Northern Lights Community School

Deer River High School ALP

Deer River Schools SPED

Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center

Infinity: Minnesota Digital Academy

Itaskin Education Center

Marble Early Childhood Center

Middle Area Learning Center

Nashwauk-Keewatin Alp

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