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Schools in Pequot Lakes · Pequot Lakes Public Schools

Pequot Lakes’s public schools outscore 81% of Minnesota districts

In Pequot Lakes, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Minnesota average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pequot Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 9 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 25% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,737 students on the public path
In brief

Pequot Lakes’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1015 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pequot Lakes’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,742 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Pequot Lakes Middle, then Pequot Lakes Senior High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pequot Lakes’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 81% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1015)Better than 88%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 950 test results and a graduating class of 149 could put Pequot Lakes anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pequot Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (940 in math, 959 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pequot Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Eagle View Elementaryin Breezy PointA
5–8Pequot Lakes MiddlePequot Lakes Public SchoolsC+
9–12Pequot Lakes Senior HighPequot Lakes Public SchoolsB−

Pequot Lakes’s public schools are run by Pequot Lakes Public Schools, which also serves Breezy Point, Crosslake, Ideal and Jenkins and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Pequot Lakes Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,737 students · 15.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,742MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 959 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 940 students tested

Pequot Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Pequot Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pequot LakesA−Pequot Lakes
Jenkins—Pequot Lakes
Loon Lake—Pequot Lakes
NisswaB+Brainerd Public
Pelican—Pequot Lakes
IdealB+Pequot Lakes PK–12 · Pine River-Backus Public PK–12
Breezy PointA−Pequot Lakes

5 of the 6 neighbors share Pequot Lakes with Pequot Lakes, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pequot Lakes

3 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 Pequot Lakesby address
Pequot Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C+
581 students20:1Rate it →
Pequot Lakes Senior High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
599 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Pequot Lakesin other towns
Eagle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Breezy Point
A
557 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (F.E.D. Pequot Lakes Credit Recovery).

Questions about Pequot Lakes’s schools

Are Pequot Lakes’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pequot Lakes children attend outscore 81% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pequot Lakes in?

Pequot Lakes Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,737 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pequot Lakes kids go to high school?

Pequot Lakes Senior High, with 599 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Pequot Lakes’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pequot Lakes Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Pequot Lakes spend per student?

$12,742 in Pequot Lakes Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.