Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270543000203
Bertha Elementary
310 CENTRAL AVE S, BERTHA, MN 56437 · (218) 924-2500 · Todd County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
17.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
150 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 35 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Bertha Elementary→Bertha Secondary
Based on grade levels within BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Bertha Elementary
Bertha Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Elementary this school | 293 | 51.2% | 46.3% |
| Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School KEEWATIN | 313 | 52.7% | 36.7% |
| Staples-Motley Elementary STAPLES | 308 | 55.8% | 38.3% |
| HENNING ELEMENTARY HENNING | 210 | 50.5% | 58.0% |
| OGILVIE ELEMENTARY OGILVIE | 264 | 45.1% | 31.3% |
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 250 | 52.4% | 34.1% |
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 Bertha Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #412 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #341 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #462 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #657 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #734 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #771 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #316 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #109 of 244 |
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
293
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 293 | 16.4 | 17.9:1 | 51% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 21.7 | 13.5:1 | 53% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 19.8 | 15.0:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 45% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 20.5 | 12.9:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | N/A | N/A | 57% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 68% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 61% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bertha Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (265 to 293); teachers down 20% (20.5 to 16.4).
About Bertha Elementary
Bertha Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in BERTHA, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 293 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Bertha Elementary is one school in a 2-school district, BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., which enrolls 506 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Bertha Elementary is White, at 95%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 86%. The diversity index for Bertha Elementary is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.9:1 is based on 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. In all, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bertha Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Bertha Elementary scores 46.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.5%.
The school's county is Todd County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,662 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Bertha Elementary shares Todd County with 12 other public schools.
The closest school to Bertha Elementary is Bertha Secondary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Bertha Elementary ranks 1st of 4 nearby schools, at 46.3% versus a 32.0% average.
Federal data place Bertha Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.1:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
Bertha Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Todd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,575
Census ACS
Median income
$67,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- Bertha SecondaryHigh · 213 students
Other schools in BERTHA
- Bertha SecondaryHigh · 213 students
- FED Bertha-Hewitt Credit RecoveryElementary
Nearby schools
- Bertha Secondary0.0 mi · 213
- VERNDALE SECONDARY9.2 mi · 231
- VERNDALE ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 253
- Freshwater Education District ALC11.3 mi · 101
- White Pine Academy11.3 mi · 11
- Elm Tree Academy11.3 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Bertha ElementaryHow many students attend Bertha Elementary?
Bertha Elementary enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bertha Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bertha Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Bertha Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Bertha Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bertha Elementary?
Student demographics at Bertha Elementary are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bertha Elementary in?
Bertha Elementary is part of BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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