Best Public Schools in Sherburne County, Minnesota & Rankings

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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	3-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	295	26	11.1	89.5%	49 (16.6%)	182 (61.7%)	28 (9.5%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	8.6	802^nd of 881 public elementary schools	9.0%		7.3	782^nd of 845 public elementary schools	7.5%	20		15.7	12.2					14.1		20.8	31.8					25.8	15.4			15.4	$14,628
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	710	63	11.3	88.2%	148 (20.8%)	399 (56.2%)	67 (9.4%)	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	68 (9.6%)								(n/a)	18.4							18.4	18.2							18.2					$14,864
Spectrum High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-9845	484	29	16.5	16.5%	422 (87.2%)	10 (2.1%)	28 (5.8%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	92.9	19^th of 480 public high schools	96.0%		93.4	17^th of 476 public high schools	96.4%	2							47.3	47.3							75.4	75.4			65.0	65.0	$13,886
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	Public, Charter	6	11044 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	121	8	15.1	23.1%	105 (86.8%)	5 (4.1%)	5 (4.1%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)				39.8				39.8				71.7				71.7					$12,369
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	Public, Charter	7-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	287	17	16.5	18.1%	242 (84.3%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	66.3	160^th of 545 public middle schools	70.6%		72.2	109^th of 529 public middle schools	79.4%	51					29.2	32.9		31.1					51.8	61.9		56.8		36.2		36.2	$10,772
Spectrum Online Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spectrum Online High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	99	10	9.9	38.4%	89 (89.9%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	17	747^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.2%		14	727^th of 845 public elementary schools	14.0%	20	36.4	11.8	14.3					17.8	18.2	23.5	42.9					26.7	38.5			38.5
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	521	24	21.9	27.4%	403 (77.4%)	26 (5.0%)	39 (7.5%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	68.3	149^th of 545 public middle schools	72.7%		60.9	188^th of 529 public middle schools	64.5%	39				44.9	48.7	48.7		47.4				60.2	42.8	44.9		49.7		31.2		31.2	$10,762
Elk River Senior High	Public	9-12	900 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3434	1,602	62	25.6	22.0%	1,297 (81.0%)	84 (5.2%)	89 (5.6%)	37 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.4%)	76.5	99^th of 480 public high schools	79.4%		69.9	127^th of 476 public high schools	73.3%	28							47.2	47.2							51.0	51.0			54.8	54.8	$11,811
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	526	30	17.3	29.5%	427 (81.2%)	34 (6.5%)	17 (3.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	76.5	176^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.0%		80	141^st of 845 public elementary schools	83.3%	35	74.4	66.7	54.3					65.4	59.3	55.6	67.5					60.6	55.6			55.6	$11,152
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	548	33	16.6	48.2%	367 (67.0%)	47 (8.6%)	67 (12.2%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	61.6	358^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.4%		62	345^th of 845 public elementary schools	59.2%	13	73.5	66.3	42.2					58.9	64.3	50.6	56.0					56.9	33.3			33.3	$12,091
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	677	28	24.3	30.4%	481 (71.0%)	96 (14.2%)	30 (4.4%)	26 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	76.4	95^th of 545 public middle schools	82.6%		83.8	52^nd of 529 public middle schools	90.2%	43				62.0	59.4	41.7		54.3				64.7	54.2	50.2		56.5		28.2		28.2	$10,867
Ivan Sand Community High School	Public	9-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	104	8	12.4	49.0%	65 (62.5%)	11 (10.6%)	7 (6.7%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.4%)	25.3	372^nd of 480 public high schools	22.5%					(n/a)							0.0	0.0							45.5	45.5					$25,381
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	549	30	18.0	22.0%	422 (76.9%)	30 (5.5%)	39 (7.1%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	74	218^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.3%		75.2	201^st of 845 public elementary schools	76.2%	17	63.8	67.8						65.9	53.3	61.7						57.7					$11,654
Ivan Sand Community School- Is	Public	9-12	1232 School Street	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,516
Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov	Public	9-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$21,021
Ivan Sand Community School Summer	Public	10-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,295
Fairview Program	Public	6-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	6	0			5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$4,012
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	716	38	18.7	24.4%	579 (80.9%)	50 (7.0%)	22 (3.1%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.4%)	87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.5	45^th of 845 public elementary schools	94.7%	18	83.2	86.9	66.4					78.9	75.2	83.1	71.3					76.7	50.0			50.0	$12,229
Independent School District (Isd) 728 Focus/Journey	Public, Alternative	1-12	948 Proctor Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	21	4	6.0	71.4%	16 (76.2%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)								10.0								10.0					$30,758
Handke Center- EC Special Education	Public	PK	1170 Main St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	379	22	17.3	28.0%	327 (86.3%)	24 (6.3%)	10 (2.6%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								(n/a)																					$25,729
Elk River District Shared Time Prog	Public	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
C.O.M.P.A.S.S.	Public	12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	29	3	9.6	44.8%	24 (82.8%)	3 (10.3%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$21,349
Online728 High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	67	13	5.2	28.4%	56 (83.6%)	2 (3.0%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,015
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St. NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
Online728 Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	25	0		36.0%	16 (64.0%)	5 (20.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Online728 Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	25	0		24.0%	20 (80.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)								28.6								30.8
Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	13651 4th Ave S	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3180	537	28	19.3	30.5%	477 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.2%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	61.6	356^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.6%		64.1	318^th of 845 public elementary schools	62.4%	38	58.0	70.3	49.4					59.1	45.5	55.7	55.6					52.3	42.5			42.5	$11,868
Zimmerman Middle	Public	6-8	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	506	23	22.4	32.0%	449 (88.7%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	74.7	108^th of 545 public middle schools	80.2%		71.2	121^st of 529 public middle schools	77.1%	13				63.2	48.1	51.3		54.6				54.4	47.8	48.1		50.3		36.3		36.3	$10,145
Zimmerman High School	Public	9-12	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	718	30	23.7	24.1%	643 (89.6%)	7 (1.0%)	20 (2.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	74.3	112^th of 480 public high schools	76.7%		82.8	63^rd of 476 public high schools	86.8%	49							37.7	37.7							53.1	53.1			56.3	56.3	$12,416
Zimmerman Elementary	Public	K-2	25959 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3475	528	31	17.1	27.3%	486 (92.0%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)								(n/a)																					$12,890
Independence Elementary	Public	3-5	701 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2537	694	45	15.5	38.6%	532 (76.7%)	38 (5.5%)	58 (8.4%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	52.8	457^th of 881 public elementary schools	48.1%		58.6	385^th of 845 public elementary schools	54.4%	72	53.0	55.4	51.8					53.4	37.6	42.0	57.9					45.6	47.1			47.1	$11,086
Big Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2547	850	49	17.3	31.6%	627 (73.8%)	59 (6.9%)	77 (9.1%)	24 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.6%)	73.4	117^th of 480 public high schools	75.6%		70.9	118^th of 476 public high schools	75.2%	1							43.5	43.5							57.9	57.9			43.4	43.4	$12,296
Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	645	41	15.6	38.3%	489 (75.8%)	42 (6.5%)	48 (7.4%)	17 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	59.7	197^th of 545 public middle schools	63.9%		59.5	197^th of 529 public middle schools	62.8%					42.2	41.9	38.5		40.9				52.7	53.0	42.4		49.3		21.3		21.3	$10,402
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	17901 205th Ave N W	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 262-8100	760	59	12.8	38.8%	598 (78.7%)	40 (5.3%)	54 (7.1%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)								(n/a)																					$11,455
Big Lake Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	24	0	141.1	62.5%	18 (75.0%)	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)								10.0								40.0
Big Lake Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	184	1	202.1	41.3%	153 (83.2%)	6 (3.3%)	15 (8.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	11.7	427^th of 480 public high schools	11.0%		38.3	321^st of 476 public high schools	32.6%	106					10.0		4.4	8.1					30.0		27.8	26.5			14.3	11.8
SNW - Big Lake High School Transitions	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave E	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	29	0		24.1%	23 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Becker Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	12100 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4504	643	38	16.8	27.7%	584 (90.8%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	62.9	341^st of 881 public elementary schools	61.3%		69.6	256^th of 845 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	68.4	63.2	45.2					58.7	51.5	50.0	58.0					53.2	44.0			44.0	$11,393
Becker Senior High	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	853	50	17.0	20.3%	778 (91.2%)	8 (0.9%)	26 (3.0%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	82	61^st of 480 public high schools	87.3%		80.1	73^rd of 476 public high schools	84.7%	12							41.4	41.4							57.9	57.9			61.3	61.3	$12,792
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	662	36	18.4	20.8%	610 (92.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	76.4	94^th of 545 public middle schools	82.8%		78	86^th of 529 public middle schools	83.7%	8				49.1	59.3	53.2		53.6				67.4	58.2	43.2		55.9		30.6		30.6	$10,831
Becker Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	12050 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 261-6330	656	49	13.2	26.8%	605 (92.2%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,268
Becker Alternative Learning Program	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	33	1	33.0	27.3%	28 (84.8%)	2 (6.1%)	3 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0													$2,061
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	548	31	17.9	17.0%	466 (85.0%)	14 (2.6%)	21 (3.8%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	81.8	125^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.8%		84	105^th of 845 public elementary schools	87.6%	20	75.5	60.5	59.4					65.3	66.3	63.4	76.4					69.2	57.1			57.1	$11,037
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	857	36	23.6	19.8%	632 (73.7%)	77 (9.0%)	31 (3.6%)	44 (5.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.9%)	86.2	45^th of 545 public middle schools	91.7%		83	58^th of 529 public middle schools	89.0%	13			55.2	53.0	51.5	66.5		56.3			68.1	67.1	61.7	56.5		63.7	55.4	42.3		49.7
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55362	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	744	44	16.7	20.7%	513 (69.0%)	109 (14.7%)	24 (3.2%)	49 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	82.5	119^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.7	112^th of 845 public elementary schools	86.7%	7	77.0	73.0						74.9	63.4	57.9						60.6					$10,554
Clearview Elementary	Public	K-5	7310 State Highway 24	Clear Lake	55319	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6510	403	26	15.2	36.2%	286 (71.0%)	17 (4.2%)	60 (14.9%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	52.2	467^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.0%		58.4	386^th of 845 public elementary schools	54.3%	81	56.1	41.2	43.4					47.1	52.2	33.8	69.8					50.5	47.2			47.2	$12,810

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