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Schools in Tofte · Cook County Public Schools

Tofte’s public schools score below 70% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Tofte’s kids attend trail 70% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

17%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 6 pts vs MN 53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 22 pts vs MN 44%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 11 pts vs MN 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
MN 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
1
45 students
The School Grade

How Tofte compares

C Test scores
Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (708)Better than 17%
Good confidence. Built on 172 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tofte.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sawtooth Mountain Elementaryin Grand Marais
6–8Cook County Middlein Grand Marais
9–12Cook County Senior Highin Grand Marais

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 52.5%
Math22%
State average 44.2%

Tofte vs. its neighbors

Tofte’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Minnesota districts.

Every school in Tofte

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.

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