Top Rankings
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 30 students in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative 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 Schools in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
35 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
6 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#456 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
41%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.58
# American Indian Students
4 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
11%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
3 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
9%
12%
# White Students
19 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
54%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
23%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
-
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
3
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
2
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
4
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
5
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
4
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
3
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
4
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
5
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
2
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
1
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
2
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$16,179 MM
Best Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northern Lights Academy
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
302 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Grades: K-12
| 16 students
Rank: n/an/a
Nla-carlton
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
405 School Ave
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Grades: 5-12
| 14 students
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