Enrollment
44
Middle
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY·NCES 270034604667
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS
3724 BEMIDJI AVE N, BEMIDJI, MN 56601 · (218) 444-3130 · Beltrami County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
37 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 14 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 34% |
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS→Voyageurs Expeditionary School
Based on grade levels within VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
20.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 →
Where Voyageurs Expeditionary MS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44 | #278 of 306 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
44
-5 (-10%) vs 2020
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 | 44 | N/A | N/A | 84% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 1 | 41.2:1 | 86% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 4.9 | 9.8:1 | 88% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 3 | 16.3:1 | 88% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 0.2 | 235.0:1 | 81% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 4 | 10.5:1 | 90% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voyageurs Expeditionary MS.
About Voyageurs Expeditionary MS
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS runs as a small middle-grades school in BEMIDJI, Minnesota. The school serves 44 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Minnesota is roughly 495 students; this school is 91% smaller than that.
Across its 2 schools, VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY enrolls 127 students. Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is one of those schools.
Roughly 55% of students at Voyageurs Expeditionary MS are Native American. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 16% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic.
The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. The rate at public schools in Beltrami County averages 54%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Voyageurs Expeditionary MS a C-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is 4.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 15.1% actual, 19.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Federal survey data for Beltrami County show that the median household income is $68,975, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 38 public schools in Beltrami County, enrolling about 8,088 students in all.
The closest public school, Voyageurs Expeditionary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Voyageurs Expeditionary MS. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Voyageurs Expeditionary MS had 49 students, to 2024-25, when it had 44.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY
- Voyageurs Expeditionary SchoolHigh · 83 students
Other schools in BEMIDJI
- Bemidji Senior HighHigh · 1,537 students
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Voyageurs Expeditionary School0.0 mi · 83
- Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn0.1 mi · 133
- J.W. Smith Elementary1.4 mi · 238
- TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 144
- Trek North Middle School1.5 mi · 109
- Bemidji Middle2.0 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About Voyageurs Expeditionary MSHow large is Voyageurs Expeditionary MS?
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS enrolls approximately 44 students in grades 06-08.
Is Voyageurs Expeditionary MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Voyageurs Expeditionary MS have?
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Voyageurs Expeditionary MS?
At Voyageurs Expeditionary MS, the student body is approximately 20% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Two or more.
What district is Voyageurs Expeditionary MS in?
Voyageurs Expeditionary MS is part of VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.