Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270354000162
BADGER ELEMENTARY
110 CARPENTER AVE, BADGER, MN 56714 · (218) 528-3201 · Roseau County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
72 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BADGER ELEMENTARY→BADGER SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BADGER ELEMENTARY
BADGER ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BADGER ELEMENTARY this school | 124 | 58.1% | 40.1% |
| Hibbing Early Learning Center HIBBING | 110 | 56.4% | N/A |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN | 136 | 57.4% | 34.9% |
| Hill City Elementary HILL CITY | 112 | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| KNIGHT ELEMENTARY RANDALL | 119 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
| Laporte Elementary LAPORTE | 146 | 59.6% | 27.3% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BADGER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #530 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #619 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #485 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #898 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #243 of 942 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
124
+20 (+19%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 124 | 10 | 12.4:1 | 58% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 10.4 | 11.6:1 | 58% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 10.3 | 10.6:1 | 58% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 38% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 11.4 | 10.6:1 | 47% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 48% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 49% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BADGER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (120 to 124); teachers down 12% (11.4 to 10).
About BADGER ELEMENTARY
BADGER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in BADGER, Minnesota, reachable at (218) 528-3201. It has an enrollment of 124 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 223 students, and its 2 schools include BADGER ELEMENTARY.
The share of students at BADGER ELEMENTARY who are White is 86%. The remaining students are 10% multiracial and 2% Black. Roseau County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
BADGER ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher, from 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Lunch program data show 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Roseau County.
BADGER ELEMENTARY holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BADGER ELEMENTARY is 6.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.1% actual, 33.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census data for Roseau County show the median household earns about $74,474 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting BADGER ELEMENTARY, Roseau County has 11 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, BADGER SECONDARY is less than a tenth of a mile from BADGER ELEMENTARY. The ten-mile area around BADGER ELEMENTARY holds 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, BADGER ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on proficiency.
BADGER ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment increased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.4:1 to 12.4:1.
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Roseau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,302
Census ACS
Median income
$74,474
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Badger Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Badger Elementary. BADGER ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Badger ElementaryAppleton, WI · 258 students
- Badger Elementary SchoolKinsman, OH · 250 students
Nearby schools
- BADGER SECONDARY0.0 mi · 99
- GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 120
- Greenbush-Middle River Secondary9.6 mi · 102
- ROSEAU SECONDARY12.7 mi · 527
- ROSEAU ELEMENTARY12.8 mi · 574
- KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY27.3 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About BADGER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BADGER ELEMENTARY?
BADGER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-06.
Is BADGER ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BADGER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at BADGER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at BADGER ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BADGER ELEMENTARY?
At BADGER ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is BADGER ELEMENTARY in?
BADGER ELEMENTARY is part of BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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