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Schools in Port Hope Township

Port Hope Township’s public schools

Bemidji 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 Port Hope Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/8schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Bemidji Public
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,951 students on the public path
In brief

Port Hope Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Port Hope Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lincoln Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Blackduck Secondary lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Port Hope Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Bemidji Middle and Blackduck 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 Port Hope Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–36 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Port Hope Township

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

Bemidji Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 4,722 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,715MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Blackduck Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 696 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,893MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bemidji Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 2299 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bemidji Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 2211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Blackduck Public School District38%
State average 51.1% · 347 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blackduck Public School District38%
State average 44.8% · 357 students tested

Port Hope Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Port Hope Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Port Hope Township—Bemidji Public PK–12 · Blackduck Public PK–12
Turtle River—Bemidji Public
Turtle River TownshipB−Bemidji Public
Turtle LakeB−Bemidji Public
Tenstrike—Blackduck Public
Taylor—Blackduck Public
Hagali—Blackduck Public

3 of the 6 neighbors share Bemidji Public with Port Hope Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Port Hope Township

8 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).

Also serving Port Hope Townshipin other towns
Blackduck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blackduck
C
412 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
A
320 students14:1Rate it →
Horace May Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
C+
300 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →
J.W. Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B−
238 students12:1Rate it →
Solway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Solway
B
148 students13:1Rate it →
Bemidji Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bemidji
C+
967 students16:1Rate it →
Blackduck Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Blackduck
C
284 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Port Hope Township’s schools

Are Port Hope Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Port Hope Township. Bemidji 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 Port Hope Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Port Hope Township in?

Bemidji Public School District and Blackduck Public School District.

Where do Port Hope Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bemidji Middle and Blackduck Secondary.

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What Port Hope Township families are saying about school.

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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.