Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270010500182
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
245 SCHOOL AVENUE, BROOTEN, MN 56316 · (320) 254-8211 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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
12.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
117 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary→Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.
Based on grade levels within BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary this school | 294 | 39.8% | 42.4% |
| HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD | 302 | 40.1% | 33.2% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRESTON | 311 | 40.2% | 57.1% |
| Knoll Elementary ORTONVILLE | 282 | 37.6% | 58.2% |
| ADRIAN ELEMENTARY ADRIAN | 295 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY | 304 | 39.8% | 50.9% |
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 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #477 of 844 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #486 of 844 | #12 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #387 of 844 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #655 of 1,130 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #205 of 769 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #692 of 796 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #510 of 942 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #226 of 499 | #8 of 8 |
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
294
-35 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 294 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 23.6 | 13.3:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 21.9 | 14.0:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 36% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 37% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 43% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (345 to 294); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary, located in BROOTEN, Minnesota, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 294 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary is part of a district of 2 schools: BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST, with 610 students.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Stearns County is roughly 82% White. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.2:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary is C+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.4% and a predicted 43.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Stearns County, the median household income is $77,066, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Stearns County has 74 public schools and roughly 24,160 students.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. is the public school closest to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary, about 7.2 miles away. Local comparison: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 42.4% versus a 50.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 35 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.High · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.7.2 mi · 316
- MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY15.8 mi · 317
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.15.8 mi · 32
- SWWC ELC - New London16.7 mi · 36
- PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARY17.0 mi · 578
- NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL17.0 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary?
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary serve?
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary.
How diverse is Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary?
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary public or private?
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST.
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