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Schools in Cass Lake

Cass Lake’s public schools

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cass Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
52%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▲ 36% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,025 students on the public path
In brief

Cass Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cass Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cass Lake-Bena Elementary places highest (better than 20%); Cass Lake-Bena Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cass Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Cass Lake-Bena ElementaryCass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsC−
5–8Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolCass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsD
9–12Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryCass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,119 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$23,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math15%
State average 44.8% · 505 students tested

Cass Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Cass Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cass Lake—Cass Lake-Bena

Every school in Cass Lake

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cass Lakeby address
Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
450 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Cass Lakein other towns
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D
312 students11:1Rate it →
Cass Lake-Bena Secondary
High · Grades 9–12
C−
263 students12:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Cass Lake-Bena Area LRNG. CNTR.
High · Grades 7–12
C−
Alternative Education
94 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cass Lake’s schools

Are Cass Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cass Lake. Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cass Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cass Lake in?

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

Where do Cass Lake kids go to high school?

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.