DEER RIVER SECONDARY

Combined school·Grades 6-12 Deer River, Minnesota·56636
Score
65.6/100
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#48
Among 138 Minnesota combined schools
Top 35%
In Minnesota

Score 65.6/100: better than 65% of Minnesota combined 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
37%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 41%, better than 68% of them
185 students tested
Math
21%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 31%, better than 64% of them
185 students tested
Science
12%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 22%, better than 39% of them
97 students tested
All Minnesota schools (ELA / math)
49% / 45%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 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)43.848
English language artsGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)43.639
English language artsGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)40.754
English language artsGrade 10All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)20.544
English language artsAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)37.3185
MathGrade 6All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)22.245
MathGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)25.639
MathGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)23.655
MathGrade 11All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)1346
MathAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)21.1185
ScienceGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)7.454
ScienceHigh schoolAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)18.643
ScienceAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)12.497

School profile

Grades
6-12
Students
438
Type
Combined school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
438
Typical combined school: 30
Free or reduced-price lunch
57%
Typical combined school: 57%

District and location

City
Itasca County

Contact

Address
101 1ST AVE NE
Deer River, MN 56636
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined 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 combined schools

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Location

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DEER RIVER SECONDARY at a glance

DEER RIVER SECONDARY is a public combined school in Deer River, Minnesota, serving grades 6-12. It is part of Deer River Public School District. It has about 438 students (a typical Minnesota combined school has 30). About 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 57% at a typical Minnesota combined school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 37% in English language arts (similar schools: 41%) and 21% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding standards). On our score, which compares it only with other Minnesota combined schools, it scores 65.6 out of 100: better than 65% of them, ranking #48 of 138. 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.