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Best public schools in Bemidji, MN

22 public schools in Bemidji: 7 elementary · 4 middle · 5 high · 2 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Minnesota.

Elementary schools

7 schools in Bemidji, best first
1
Lincoln Elementary 71.6
Bemidji Public School District · Grades PK-3 · 320 students
ELA 51%Math 68%
#244 of 858 in Minnesota
2
Horace May Elementary 63.2
Bemidji Public School District · Grades PK-3 · 307 students
ELA 45%Math 67%
#316 of 858 in Minnesota
3
Gene Dillon Elementary School 53.9
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 4-5 · 679 students
ELA 51%Math 47%Science 29%
#396 of 858 in Minnesota
4
Northern Elementary 49.8
Bemidji Public School District · Grades PK-3 · 285 students
ELA 44%Math 54%
#431 of 858 in Minnesota
5
J.W. Smith Elementary 5.3
Bemidji Public School District · Grades PK-3 · 258 students
ELA 19%Math 19%
#813 of 858 in Minnesota
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BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL —
Bemidji Regional Interdist. Council · Grades PK · 24 students
No published test results
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Paul Bunyan Center —
Bemidji Public School District · Grades PK · 90 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Bemidji, best first
1
Bemidji Middle 58.4
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 6-8 · 1,035 students
ELA 50%Math 42%Science 17%
#115 of 275 in Minnesota
2
Trek North Middle School 13.3
Treknorth High School · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 108 students
ELA 22%Math 9%Science 11%
#239 of 275 in Minnesota
3
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS 7.5
Voyageurs Expeditionary · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 42 students
ELA 19%Math 10%Science 0%
#255 of 275 in Minnesota
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Bemidji Middle ALP —
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 6-8 · 1 students
No published test results

High schools

5 schools in Bemidji, best first
1
Bemidji Senior High 66.3
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,516 students
ELA 47%Math 32%Science 37%
#136 of 402 in Minnesota
2
TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL 12.1
Treknorth High School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 145 students
ELA 23%Math 7%Science 12%
#354 of 402 in Minnesota
3
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC 5.2
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 9-12 · 67 students
ELA 18%Math 0%
#381 of 402 in Minnesota
4
Voyageurs Expeditionary School 2.4
Voyageurs Expeditionary · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 71 students
ELA 6%Math 0%Science 6%
#393 of 402 in Minnesota
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Oshki Manidoo Center —
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 7-12 · 5 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Bemidji, best first
1
Schoolcraft Learning Community 60.4
Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr · Grades K-8 · Charter · 196 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 34%
#27 of 67 in Minnesota
2
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn 23.1
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn · Grades K-8 · Charter · 141 students
ELA 24%Math 9%Science 7%
#52 of 67 in Minnesota

Combined schools

4 schools in Bemidji
1
First City School 17.8
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 3-12 · 42 students
ELA 19%Math 0%Science 9%
#114 of 138 in Minnesota
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Bemidji Area Learning Center —
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 5-12 · 54 students
No published test results
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Lakeside Learning Center —
Bemidji Public School District · Grades 6-12 · 7 students
No published test results
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NORTH COUNTRY VOC. COOP. CTR. —
North Country Voc. Coop. Ctr. · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results

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