Schools · Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, MN schools

Poplar Grove’s public schools score close to Minnesota’s averages: 52% of students are proficient in reading against 52.5% statewide, and 95% of high schoolers graduate on time against 84.4%. Kids attend BADGER ELEMENTARY or GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY through grade 6, then Greenbush-Middle River Secondary or BADGER SECONDARY.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

B+School Grade

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Poplar Grove’s School Grade: B+

The public schools Poplar Grove’s kids attend outperform 65% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

BTest scores

Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 65%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,070)Better than 67%

Towns in Roseau County (33)Better than 21%

Good confidence. Built on 227 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests, each against the state average. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Minnesota only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Minnesota with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why 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.

School path

Where Poplar Grove kids go to school

Grades PK–6

BBADGER ELEMENTARY or B-GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY Depends on your address Badger Public School District

Grades 7–12

BGreenbush-Middle River Secondary or B-BADGER SECONDARY Depends on your address Greenbush-Middle River School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading (grades 7–12, Greenbush-Middle River)52%

State average 52.5%

Reading (grades PK–6, Badger Public)52%

State average 52.5%

Math (grades 7–12, Greenbush-Middle River)47%

State average 44.2%

Math (grades PK–6, Badger Public)42%

State average 44.2%

Graduation · class of 2020

95% graduate on time

Graduation rate

95%

MN: 84.4%

Graduating class

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.

Districts

Two districts serve Poplar Grove

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Greenbush-Middle River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 222 students

$19,473 per studentMN $17,091B+🏫

Badger Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 223 students

$18,905 per studentMN $17,091B

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

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