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Schools in Red Lake Falls · Red Lake Falls Public School District

Red Lake Falls’s public schools outscore 78% of Minnesota districts

Math proficiency in Red Lake Falls’s districts is 53%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Red Lake Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
52%
▲ 1 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 8 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 2% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
421 students on the public path
In brief

Red Lake Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1028 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Red Lake Falls’s, its schools beat 83%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,486 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Lafayette Secondary. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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 Red Lake Falls’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 78% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores are above the Minnesota average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1028)Better than 83%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 206 test results could put Red Lake Falls anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Red Lake Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (210 in math, 202 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Red Lake Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6J.A. Hughes ElementaryRed Lake Falls Public School DistrictB−
7–12Lafayette SecondaryRed Lake Falls Public School DistrictB−

Red Lake Falls’s public schools are run by Red Lake Falls Public School District, which also serves Browns Creek, Gervais, Lake Pleasant and Louisville 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.

Red Lake Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 421 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,486MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 202 students tested
Math53%
State average 44.8% · 210 students tested

Red Lake Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Red Lake Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Red Lake FallsA−Red Lake Falls Public

Every school in Red Lake Falls

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 Red Lake Fallsby address
J.A. Hughes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
237 students10:1Rate it →
Lafayette Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
B−
184 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Pine to Prairie Coop. CTR.).

Questions about Red Lake Falls’s schools

Are Red Lake Falls’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Red Lake Falls children attend outscore 78% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Red Lake Falls in?

Red Lake Falls Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 421 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Red Lake Falls spend per student?

$17,486 in Red Lake Falls Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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