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Horace May Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

4415 Washington Ave SW, Bemidji, MN 56601 · (218) 333-3240 · Part of Bemidji Public School District

Bemidji Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Horace May Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bemidji Township kids: Bemidji Middle

On the path

Where Bemidji Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Horace May ElementaryYou are here
6–8Bemidji Middlein Bemidji

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4415 Washington Ave SW, Bemidji

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten87
Grade 156
Grade 279
Grade 378
Enrollment over time
278’20
320’21
316’22
307’23
300’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%American Indian/Alaska Native 16%Two or more races 7%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace May Elementary from Bemidji Township families.

Other schools in Bemidji Public School District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
A
320 students14:1
Northern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B+
282 students14:1
J.W. Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B−
238 students12:1
Solway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Solway
B
148 students13:1
Paul Bunyan Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bemidji
118 students7:1
First City School
Other · Grades 3–12 · Bemidji
D
48 students5:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Bemidji Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.