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Great Expectations

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

550 E 5th St, Grand Marais, MN 55604 · (218) 387-9322

Grand Marais’ School Grade B− better than 45% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
113
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Great Expectations

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

550 E 5th St, Grand Marais

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten8
Grade 15
Grade 216
Grade 314
Grade 414
Grade 515
Grade 615
Grade 716
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
111’20
127’21
136’22
120’23
113’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Great Expectations from Grand Marais families.

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