Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270000804456
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY
10248 OLSON RD E, COOK, MN 55723 · (218) 666-5221 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
117 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY this school | 234 | 50.0% | 39.4% |
| CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY CLEARBROOK | 254 | 51.6% | 44.9% |
| RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY DULUTH | 208 | 51.4% | 31.3% |
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 250 | 52.4% | 34.1% |
| ISLE ELEMENTARY ISLE | 200 | 52.5% | 44.0% |
| Sawtooth Mountain Elementary GRAND MARAIS | 203 | 44.8% | 28.9% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #544 of 844 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #625 of 844 | #21 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #460 of 844 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #747 of 1,130 | #26 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #216 of 769 | #8 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #444 of 796 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #334 of 942 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #411 of 499 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 234 | 19.1 | 12.3:1 | 50% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 23.5 | 10.3:1 | 54% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 54% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 24 | 9.3:1 | 44% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 21.8 | 11.3:1 | 55% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 48% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (246 to 234); teachers down 12% (21.8 to 19.1).
About NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is the name of a small elementary school in COOK, Minnesota. It serves 234 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY belongs to ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 9 schools and 1,914 students.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY combined. The school is also 17% Native American, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
With 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY was 12.3:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 50%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 40%.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.4%, compared with a predicted 38.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Louis County, median household income is about $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County, which together enroll about 23,921 students.
NORTH WOODS SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 39.4% versus a 34.7% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 223 to 234. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- CHERRY ELEMENTARYElementary · 297 students
- CHERRY SECONDARYHigh · 273 students
- SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARYHigh · 258 students
- NORTH WOODS SECONDARYHigh · 245 students
- NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARYHigh · 114 students
Other North Woods Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Woods Elementary. NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- North Woods Elementary SchoolPLYMOUTH, MN · 775 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH WOODS SECONDARY0.0 mi · 245
- NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY21.4 mi · 48
- Vermilion Country School23.6 mi · 50
- Tower-Soudan Elementary23.9 mi · 95
- EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE26.6 mi · 127
- MERRITT ELEMENTARY26.8 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY?
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY serve?
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY have?
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY in?
NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is part of ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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