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Schools in Turtle River

Turtle River’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
Students per teacher
14.8
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
3,792 students on the public path
In brief

Turtle River’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Turtle River’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lincoln Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Horace May Elementary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Turtle River, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bemidji 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Turtle River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–35 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–8Bemidji Middlein BemidjiC+
9–12Bemidji Senior Highin BemidjiA−

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

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 2299 students tested
Math45%
State average 44.8% · 2211 students tested

Turtle River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Turtle River—Bemidji Public
Port Hope—Bemidji Public PK–12 · Blackduck Public PK–12
Turtle River TownshipB−Bemidji Public

All 2 neighbors share Bemidji Public with Turtle River, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Turtle River

7 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 Turtle Riverin other towns
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 →
Bemidji Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bemidji
A−
1,537 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Turtle River’s schools

Are Turtle River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Turtle River. Bemidji Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Turtle River in?

Bemidji Public School District.

Where do Turtle River kids go to high school?

Bemidji Senior High.

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What Turtle River 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.