Minnesota School Districts Given Grades C+ Through D-

MINNESOTA — If you're a parent or an education professional, you're probably interested in how Minnesota school districts stack up against each other. A ranking specialist that rates everything in education has given each district in the state a grade from A+ through D-.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more."

Read more on how the rankings were calculated.

Below you will find the Minnesota school districts that were given a C+ grade or lower. Read the entire list here.

C+

• Bagley Public School District, Bagley
• Onamia Public School District, Onamia
• Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public School District, Waubun
• East Central School District, Finlayson
• Robbinsdale Public School District,
• Grand Meadow Public School District, Grand Meadow
• Fergus Falls Public School District, Fergus Falls
• Austin Public School District, Austin
• Lyle Public School District, Lyle
• Glenville-Emmons School District, Glenville
• Northland Community Schools, Remer
• Chisholm Public School District, Chisholm
• Mesabi East School District, Aurora
• Sanville Public School District, Swanville
• Richfield Public School District, Richfield

C

• Mahnomen Public School District, Mahnomen
• Southwest Metro Educational Cooperative, Shakopee
• Butterfield Public School District, Butterfield
• Faribault Public School District, Faribault
• Granada Huntley-East Chain (GHEC) Public Schools, Granada
• Eagle Valley Public School District, Clarissa
• Pine River-Backus School District, Pine River
• Crosswinds Arts & Science School, Woodbury
• Voyageurs Expeditionary, Bemidji
• Goodhue County Educational School District, Red Wing
• Minnesota New County School, Henderson
• Best Academy, Golden Valley

C-

• Higher Ground Academy, Saint Paul
• Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools, Leroy
• Upper Mississippi Academy, Saint Paul
• Technical Academies of Minnesota, Willmar
• Hinckley-Finlayson School District, Hinckley
• Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, Cass Lake
• International Falls School District, International Falls
• Brooklyn Center School District, Brooklyn Center
• Red Lake Public School District, Red Lake
• Prairie Seeds Academy, Brooklyn Park

D-

• Metro Schools Charter School District, Minneapolis

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