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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
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- CBeats 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
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
5
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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
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 →
Schools most like BAGLEY ELEMENTARY
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 482 | 59.1% | 32.5% |
| BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY BLACKDUCK | 412 | 60.9% | 35.0% |
| PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 410 | 58.3% | 54.3% |
| HINCKLEY ELEMENTARY HINCKLEY | 395 | 63.3% | 34.9% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 407 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
| VANDYKE ELEMENTARY COLERAINE | 377 | 59.2% | 48.7% |
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 BAGLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #644 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #644 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #649 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #325 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #110 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #393 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #231 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #145 of 499 |
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
482
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 482 | 42.9 | 11.2:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 39.1 | 13.2:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 40.7 | 12.8:1 | 61% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 43.3 | 14.1:1 | 55% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 57% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 54% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 58% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 36 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAGLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (609 to 482); teachers down 1% (43.3 to 42.9).
About BAGLEY ELEMENTARY
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in BAGLEY, Minnesota, under BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It had 482 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll about 344 students on average.
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY falls under BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools enrolling 870 students.
The share of White students at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is 69%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Native American and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clearwater County is roughly 84% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
There are about 11.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at BAGLEY ELEMENTARY, which has 42.9. The school's 11.2:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, BAGLEY ELEMENTARY lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BAGLEY ELEMENTARY's results are within a point of predicted: 32.5% against 33.3%.
In Clearwater County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,475 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Clearwater County number 5, with about 1,330 students.
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is about 0.8 miles from BAGLEY SECONDARY, its nearest public school. Among its closest neighbors with test data, BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% drop, from 514 to 482. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.2:1 in 2020-21 to 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Bagley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bagley Elementary. BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bagley Elementary SchoolDora, AL · 550 students
Nearby schools
- BAGLEY SECONDARY0.8 mi · 388
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY12.7 mi · 206
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY12.7 mi · 254
- 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.