Nore Township’s public schools
Grand Rapids Public School District and Blackduck Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
Nore Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Nore Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cohasset Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Bigfork Secondary lowest (25%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Nore Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Robert J. Elkington Middle School, Blackduck Secondary and Bigfork Secondary. 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 Nore Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Nore Township · depends on your address
West Rapids Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 612 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 139 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
6th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 764 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 139 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
7th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 764 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
8th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 764 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
9th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Grand Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,091 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
10th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Grand Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,091 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
11th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Grand Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,091 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
12th grade in Nore Township · depends on your address
Grand Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,091 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Grand Rapids
Blackduck Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Blackduck
Bigfork Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 130 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bigfork
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grand Rapids Public School District.
Two districts serve Nore Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Nore Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Nore Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nore Township | — | Grand Rapids Public PK–12 · Blackduck Public PK–12 |
| Hornet | — | Blackduck Public |
| Moose Park | — | Grand Rapids Public |
| Ardenhurst | — | Grand Rapids Public |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Grand Rapids Public with Nore Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Nore Township
7 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).
Questions about Nore Township’s schools
Are Nore Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Nore Township. Grand Rapids Public School District and Blackduck Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Nore Township in?
Grand Rapids Public School District and Blackduck Public School District.
Where do Nore Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Robert J. Elkington Middle School, Blackduck Secondary and Bigfork Secondary.
Parents talk
What Nore Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Nore Township → They have their own page.
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.