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Schools in Ponemah

Ponemah’s public schools

Red Lake Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponemah. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
11%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
22%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.8K
▲ 92% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
513 students on the public path
In brief

Ponemah’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ponemah’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Red Lake Secondary places highest (better than 9%); Ponemah Elementary lowest (0%). 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 Ponemah, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ponemah ElementaryRed Lake Public School DistrictD−
9–12Red Lake Secondaryin Red LakeD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Red Lake Public School District.

The district

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

Red Lake Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 1,519 students · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$32,781MN $17,091 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading11%
State average 51.1% · 732 students tested
Math2%
State average 44.8% · 729 students tested

Ponemah vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponemah—Red Lake Public

Every school in Ponemah

2 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 Ponemahby address
Ponemah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
136 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Ponemahin other towns
Red Lake Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Lake
D
377 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponemah’s schools

Are Ponemah’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ponemah. Red Lake Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponemah. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ponemah in?

Red Lake Public School District.

Where do Ponemah kids go to high school?

Red Lake 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.