The 12 Worst School Districts in Minnesota

We've got some really amazing school districts around Minnesota and then there are some districts on the other end of the spectrum. For whatever reason, Niche had ranked these districts as the worst in the state. And that's how we got rankings of the worst school districts in the state.

Niche's rankings are based on grades that they award for different categories to then get their Overall Niche Grade. Those categories include academics, teachers, clubs and activities, diversity, college prep, and administration.

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When I looked at the Overall Niche Grades, some didn't have a grade so I didn't include those in my list. There were also some labeled as districts and it was only made up of one school, so I left those off as well.

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Here are the 13 worst school districts in Minnesota based on Niche data. If school districts got the same overall grade then I put them in reverse alphabetical order.

Also, after we talk about the worst school districts I've got the best public schools in the state.

Minnesota's Worst School Districts

(Red Lake, MN)

Home to Ponemah Elementary, Red Lake Elementary, Red Lake Middle School, and Red Lake Secondary.

(Minneapolis, MN)

Home to Hennepin Elementary School and Hennepin Middle School.

(Minneapolis, MN)

Home to Twin Cities International Schools and Minnesota International Middle School.

(St. Paul, MN)

Home to Chapter Journey School and The Journey School Middle School.

(Brooklyn Park, MN)

Home to Prairie Seeds Academy, Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy, and Prairie Seeds High School Academy.

(Brooklyn Park, MN)

Home to Noble Academy, Noble Academy Middle School, and Noble Academy High School.

(Minneapolis, MN)

Home to Set Academy, Metro Schools Middle Charter School, and Metro Schools Charter School.

(Byron, MN)

Home to Zumbro Ed. District Futures/Choice, Zumbro Area Learning Center, and Transition 2 Success.

(Richfield, MN)

Home to Scitech Academy Charter School and Scitech Academy Middle School.

(Minneapolis, MN)

Home to Kipp North Star Primary School, Kipp Legacy Primary School, Kipp North Star Academy, and Legacy Kipp Academy.

(Wadena, MN)

Home to Leaf River Academy, Freshwater Area Learning Center, and White Pine Academy.

(Minneapolis, MN)

Home to Aurora Elementary School and Aurora Middle School