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Climax-Shelly School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 107 students in Climax-Shelly School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Climax-Shelly School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
186 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Climax-Shelly School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#367 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.59
# American Indian Students
5 Students
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
2%
# Asian Students
2 Students
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
11%
# Black Students
n/a
32,798 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
129 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
69%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
847
# Students in K Grade:
10
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
13
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
13
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
9
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
14
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
13
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
20
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,183 is higher than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,871 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,183
$17,854
Spending / Student
$17,871
$18,580
Best Climax-Shelly School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Climax Secondary
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
111 E Broadway
Climax, MN 56523
(218) 857-2395
Climax, MN 56523
(218) 857-2395
Grades: 6-12
| 107 students
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