Top Rankings
Pequot Lakes School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 576 students in Pequot Lakes School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Pequot Lakes School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less 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
1,797 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Pequot Lakes School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 527 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#135 out of 527 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.58
# American Indian Students
14 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
7 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
11%
# Black Students
16 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
1,715 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
96%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
24
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
104
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
106
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
117
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
120
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
130
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
149
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
133
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
143
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
151
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
152
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
162
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
159
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
147
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,359 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,116 is less than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,359
$17,860
Spending / Student
$13,116
$18,586
Best Pequot Lakes School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pequot Lakes Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
30805 Olson St
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
(218) 568-9357
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
(218) 568-9357
Grades: 5-8
| 576 students
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