St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 210 students
Discovery Woods
604 N 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
101
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Discovery Woods
Crow Wing County
Schola Grade C · 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 Discovery Woods
Discovery Woods is a charter elementary school in Brainerd, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–6. The school is located in a remote town in Crow Wing County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 101 students were enrolled, with about 8.9 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 C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 101 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Discovery Woods
- County
- Crow Wing County
- NCES school ID
- 270036904444
Schools near Discovery Woods
All 13 schools in Brainerd →
Lowell Elementary
Public · Grades K–4 · 355 students
Riverside Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 407 students
Harrison Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 230 students
Garfield Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 250 students
Oak Street Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 9 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.