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Schools in Zemple

Zemple’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▲ 25% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
815 students on the public path
In brief

Zemple’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Zemple’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. King Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Deer River Secondary lowest (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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5King Elementaryin Deer RiverB−
6–12Deer River Secondaryin Deer RiverC−

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

Deer River Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 833 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,331MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 414 students tested
Math33%
State average 44.8% · 376 students tested

Zemple vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Zemple—Deer River Public
Morse—Deer River Public
Deer River—Deer River Public

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

Every school in Zemple

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).

Also serving Zemplein other towns
King Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deer River
B−
390 students9:1Rate it →
Deer River Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Deer River
C−
425 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Zemple’s schools

Are Zemple’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Zemple. Deer River Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zemple. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Zemple in?

Deer River Public School District.

Where do Zemple kids go to high school?

Deer River 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.