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Gene Dillon Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

3795 Division St W, Bemidji, MN 56601 · (218) 333-3100 · Part of Bemidji Public School District

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

Directions
Students
667
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Gene Dillon Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3795 Division St W, Bemidji

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4319
Grade 5348
Enrollment over time
746’20
717’21
695’22
679’23
667’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%American Indian/Alaska Native 27%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gene Dillon Elementary School from Bemidji families.

Other schools in Bemidji Public School District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
A
320 students14:1
Horace May Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
C+
300 students12:1
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

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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.