Cass Lake-Bena Middle School

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Cass Lake, Minnesota·56633
Score
4.2/100
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#264
Among 275 Minnesota middle schools
Top 96%
In Minnesota

Score 4.2/100: better than 4% of Minnesota middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding standards on state tests in Minnesota, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Minnesota schools.

English language arts
16%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 51%, better than 4% of them
220 students tested
Math
5%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 43%, better than 3% of them
217 students tested
Science
3%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 19%, better than 6% of them
60 students tested
All Minnesota schools (ELA / math)
49% / 45%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Minnesota Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)28.677
English language artsGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)6.281
English language artsGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)11.362
English language artsAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)15.5220
MathGrade 6All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)6.676
MathGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)1.378
MathGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)6.363
MathAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)4.6217
ScienceGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)3.360
ScienceAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)3.360

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
303
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
303
Typical middle school: 438
Free or reduced-price lunch
80%
Typical middle school: 37%

District and location

City
Cass County

Contact

Address
15314 STATE 371 NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Minnesota. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Cass Lake-Bena Middle School at a glance

Cass Lake-Bena Middle School is a public middle school in Cass Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8. It is part of Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools. It has about 303 students (a typical Minnesota middle school has 438). About 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 37% at a typical Minnesota middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 16% in English language arts (similar schools: 51%) and 5% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding standards). On our score, which compares it only with other Minnesota middle schools, it scores 4.2 out of 100: better than 4% of them, ranking #264 of 275. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.