J.W. Smith Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 238 students
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
3604 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, MN 56601
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
133
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
Beltrami County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn is a charter elementary school in Bemidji, Minnesota, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a remote town in Beltrami County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 133 students were enrolled, with about 9.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 133 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
- County
- Beltrami County
- NCES school ID
- 270045505196
Schools near Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
All 25 schools in Bemidji →
St. Mark Lutheran School
Private · Grades K–8 · 24 students
Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 320 students
Northern Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 282 students
Gene Dillon Elementary School
Public · Grades 4–5 · 667 students
Horace May Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 300 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.