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Schools in Silver Bay · Lake Superior Public School District

Silver Bay’s public schools score below 57% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 35% of Silver Bay’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Silver Bay, 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 94% 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
44%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 2–6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
2
322 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Bay’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1212 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Silver Bay’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Silver Bay’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,682 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 6 the district’s path is Wm. M. Kelley 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Silver Bay’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1212)Better than 31%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 660 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Silver Bay anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Silver Bay’s students in the tested grades sat them (657 in math, 664 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5William Kelley ElementaryLake Superior Public School DistrictB
6–12Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryLake Superior Public School DistrictA−

Silver Bay’s public schools are run by Lake Superior Public School District. 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.

Lake Superior Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,286 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,682MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 664 students tested
Math35%
State average 44.8% · 657 students tested

Silver Bay vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver BayC+Lake Superior Public
Beaver Bay—Lake Superior Public

Every school in Silver Bay

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 Silver Bayby address
William Kelley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
143 students13:1Rate it →
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
High · Grades 6–12
A−
179 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Bay’s schools

Are Silver Bay’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Silver Bay children attend score below 57% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Silver Bay in?

Lake Superior Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,286 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Silver Bay’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Lake Superior Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Silver Bay spend per student?

$15,682 in Lake Superior Public School District (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.