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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270357000164
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY
202 BAGLEY AVE NW, BAGLEY, MN 56621 · (218) 694-6528 · Clearwater County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
285 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY→BAGLEY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
34.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-127 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.1:1
% White
69%
was 72%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BAGLEY ELEMENTARY
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in BAGLEY, Minnesota, run under BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so BAGLEY ELEMENTARY sits 40% larger than that benchmark.
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 870 students overall.
Looking at the student body, BAGLEY ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 18% Native American, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Clearwater County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, BAGLEY ELEMENTARY logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BAGLEY ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of -0.7 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Clearwater County put the typical household earns roughly $64,475 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Clearwater County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,330 students), of which BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: BAGLEY SECONDARY, around 0.8 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAGLEY ELEMENTARY at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.5%.
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clearwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,616
Census ACS
Median income
$64,475
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BAGLEY SECONDARYHigh · 388 students
- BAGLEY ALPHigh
Nearby schools
- BAGLEY SECONDARY0.8 mi · 388
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY12.7 mi · 254
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY12.7 mi · 206
- Solway Elementary13.1 mi · 148
- MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY16.3 mi · 340
- FOSSTON SECONDARY16.6 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About BAGLEY ELEMENTARYHow large is BAGLEY ELEMENTARY?
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BAGLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY?
At BAGLEY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 69% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is BAGLEY ELEMENTARY public or private?
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.