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Sawtooth Mountain Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

101 W 5th St, Grand Marais, MN 55604 · (218) 387-2271 · Part of Cook County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
203
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sawtooth Mountain Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 52.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Marais kids: Cook County Middle

On the path

Where Grand Marais kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Sawtooth Mountain ElementaryYou are here
6–8Cook County Middle95 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

101 W 5th St, Grand Marais

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten17
Grade 128
Grade 225
Grade 330
Grade 428
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
133’20
167’21
185’22
192’23
203’24

Up 52.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%American Indian/Alaska Native 13%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sawtooth Mountain Elementary from Grand Marais families.

Other schools in Cook County Public Schools

The district →
Cook County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grand Marais
C−
95 students11:1
Cook County Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grand Marais
C+
177 students11:1

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