Deer River Schools SPED
Special Ed · Grades K–5 · 5 students
King Elementary
500 5th St SE, Deer River, MN 56636
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
390
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Deer River Public School District
Itasca 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 King Elementary
King Elementary is a public elementary school in Deer River, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Deer River Public School District. The school is located in a rural area in Itasca County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 390 students were enrolled, with about 8.5 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 C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 390 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Deer River Public School District
- County
- Itasca County
- NCES school ID
- 271014000434
Schools near King Elementary
All 4 schools in Deer River →
Cohasset Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 312 students
West Rapids Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 612 students
East Rapids Elementary
Public · Grades 3–5 · 639 students
St. Joseph's Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 138 students
Northland Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 185 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.