Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in Minnesota (2026)
These are the Minnesota public schools where american indian / alaska native students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested american indian / alaska native students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY Cloquet | 70% | 70% | 24 | A+ |
| 2 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY Crookston | 75% | 55% | 35 | C+ |
| 3 | CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY Cloquet | 70% | 50% | 29 | A+ |
| 4 | REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY Redwood Falls | 45% | 65% | 59 | B+ |
| 5 | OGEMA ELEMENTARY Ogema | 45% | 45% | 53 | C |
| 6 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY Detroit Lakes | 35% | 55% | 34 | C+ |
| 7 | FALLS ELEMENTARY International Falls | 50% | 30% | 20 | C |
| 8 | MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY Duluth | 50% | 30% | 29 | D |
| 9 | J.W. SMITH ELEMENTARY Bemidji | 30% | 50% | 21 | C |
| 10 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY Bemidji | 30% | 50% | 20 | C+ |
| 11 | CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY Cass Lake | 32% | 42% | 155 | C |
| 12 | KING ELEMENTARY Deer River | 42% | 22% | 68 | B+ |
| 13 | BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Granite Falls | 30% | 30% | 25 | B+ |
| 14 | Gene Dillon Elementary School Bemidji | 32% | 22% | 182 | C |
| 15 | RED LAKE ELEMENTARY Red Lake | 23% | 24% | 339 | D |
| 16 | Anishinabe Academy Elementary Minneapolis | 8% | 12% | 75 | D |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY Orr | 55% | 55% | 35 | C+ |
| 2 | GREENWAY MIDDLE Coleraine | 55% | 45% | 40 | C+ |
| 3 | FORESTVIEW MIDDLE Baxter | 50% | 50% | 29 | B |
| 4 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY Duluth | 55% | 45% | 50 | D |
| 5 | CLOQUET MIDDLE Cloquet | 47% | 32% | 78 | C+ |
| 6 | Trek North Middle School Bemidji | 55% | 25% | 41 | D |
| 7 | MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY Mahnomen | 32% | 42% | 151 | D |
| 8 | REDWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE Redwood Falls | 42% | 32% | 113 | B |
| 9 | HINCKLEY ELEMENTARY Hinckley | 35% | 35% | 47 | C |
| 10 | BEMIDJI MIDDLE Bemidji | 42% | 22% | 162 | C+ |
| 11 | ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Rapids | 30% | 30% | 26 | C |
| 12 | BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY Blackduck | 10% | 50% | 26 | C |
| 13 | Northland Elementary Remer | 35% | 25% | 45 | D |
| 14 | PINE POINT ELEMENTARY Ponsford | 35% | 25% | 32 | D |
| 15 | KELLIHER ELEMENTARY Kelliher | 35% | 25% | 46 | B+ |
| 16 | LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL Duluth | 35% | 25% | 48 | B |
| 17 | DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE Detroit Lakes | 32% | 27% | 74 | C |
| 18 | W.H.A. ELEMENTARY Walker | 35% | 25% | 54 | C |
| 19 | Onamia Elementary School Onamia | 27% | 27% | 144 | D |
| 20 | CASS LAKE-BENA MIDDLE SCHOOL Cass Lake | 37% | 17% | 294 | C |
| 21 | WAUBUN ELEMENTARY Waubun | 35% | 15% | 49 | D |
| 22 | MCGREGOR ELEMENTARY Mcgregor | 35% | 15% | 41 | B |
| 23 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL Moorhead | 32% | 17% | 69 | B |
| 24 | BAGLEY ELEMENTARY Bagley | 25% | 25% | 55 | C |
| 25 | NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL Naytahwaush | 25% | 25% | 55 | C+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRAZEE SECONDARY Frazee | 50% | 50% | 20 | A |
| 2 | BLACKDUCK SECONDARY Blackduck | 50% | — | 20 | B |
| 3 | FALLS SECONDARY International Falls | 45% | 30% | 33 | A |
| 4 | BEMIDJI SENIOR HIGH Bemidji | 35% | 30% | 39 | B+ |
| 5 | NORTH WOODS SECONDARY Cook | 35% | 30% | 34 | B+ |
| 6 | CARLTON SECONDARY Carlton | 30% | 30% | 26 | B+ |
| 7 | KELLIHER SECONDARY Kelliher | 30% | 30% | 29 | B |
| 8 | BAGLEY SECONDARY Bagley | 35% | 25% | 54 | B |
| 9 | HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY Hinckley | 25% | 30% | 32 | B |
| 10 | CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY Cass Lake | 35% | 15% | 39 | C+ |
| 11 | MAHNOMEN SECONDARY Mahnomen | 25% | 25% | 49 | C |
| 12 | DEER RIVER SECONDARY Deer River | 32% | 17% | 85 | B+ |
| 13 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY Clearbrook | 30% | 10% | 26 | B |
| 14 | CEDAR MOUNTAIN SECONDARY Morgan | 30% | 10% | 27 | B+ |
| 15 | WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SEC. Walker | 30% | 10% | 30 | B+ |
| 16 | MCGREGOR SECONDARY Mcgregor | 30% | 10% | 21 | C+ |
| 17 | WAUBUN SECONDARY Waubun | 25% | 15% | 57 | C+ |
| 18 | RED LAKE SECONDARY Red Lake | 27% | 5% | 67 | D |
| 19 | NORTHLAND SECONDARY Remer | — | 10% | 18 | B |
| 20 | CASS LAKE-BENA AREA LRNG. CNTR. Cass Lake | 10% | 10% | 21 | D |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology