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Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 26 students in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black and American Indian), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
979 Schools
# Students
27 Students
278,012 Students
# Teachers
4 Teachers
16,641 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#442 out of 516 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
53%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.58
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,811 Students
% American Indian Students
8%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,477 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
29,245 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
10%
# Black Students
2 Students
32,997 Students
% Black Students
7%
12%
# White Students
16 Students
174,439 Students
% White Students
59%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
15,838 Students
% of Two or more races Students
22%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,132
# Students in K Grade:
1
2,988
# Students in 1st Grade:
1
3,151
# Students in 2nd Grade:
3
3,361
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2
3,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
4
3,677
# Students in 5th Grade:
4
11,199
# Students in 6th Grade:
3
52,302
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
65,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
4
67,133
# Students in 9th Grade:
1
15,931
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
15,349
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
15,155
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
17,722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$16,179 MM
Best Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northern Lights Cooperative
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
615 12th St
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3062
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3062
Grades: K-8
| 5 students
Rank: #22.
Northern Lights Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
302 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Grades: K-8
| 21 students
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