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Charter · Grades K–8 · 133 students
J.W. Smith Elementary
1712 America Ave, Bemidji, MN 56601
Grades
Pre-K–3
Elementary
Students
238
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bemidji Public School District
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 J.W. Smith Elementary
J.W. Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Bemidji, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–3. It is part of Bemidji Public School District. The school is located in a remote town in Beltrami County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 238 students were enrolled, with about 11.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–3
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–3
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 238 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Bemidji Public School District
- County
- Beltrami County
- NCES school ID
- 270444000196
Schools near J.W. Smith Elementary
All 25 schools in Bemidji →
St. Mark Lutheran School
Private · Grades K–8 · 24 students
Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 320 students
Gene Dillon Elementary School
Public · Grades 4–5 · 667 students
Northern Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 282 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.