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Schools in Brooten · Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District

Brooten’s public schools beat 51% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Brooten’s kids attend outperform 51% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

49%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 6 pts vs MN 53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 2 pts vs MN 44%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 11 pts vs MN 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 22% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
MN 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
1
294 students
The School Grade

How Brooten compares

B− Test scores
Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (392)Better than 49%
Good confidence. Built on 156 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brooten.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa ElementaryBelgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District
6–12Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.in Belgrade

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 52.5%
Math42%
State average 44.2%

Brooten vs. its neighbors

Brooten’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Minnesota districts.

Every school in Brooten

1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Brooten

There’s no college in Brooten, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ridgewater College in Willmar, 25.1 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Brooten. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.

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