Summary:
The city of Barnesville, Minnesota is home to two schools - Barnesville Elementary and Barnesville Secondary - which serve students from elementary through high school. The Barnesville Public School District as a whole is ranked in the top 8% of districts in Minnesota, indicating the district is providing a high-quality education across its schools.
Among the two schools, Barnesville Secondary stands out as a particularly strong performer. The high school is ranked 56th out of 450 Minnesota high schools, placing it in the top 12.5% statewide. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years and boasts an impressive 84.2% 4-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. Barnesville Secondary students also outperform state averages on MCA-III math and reading assessments across multiple grade levels.
While Barnesville Elementary is still a strong performer, ranking in the top 16-19% of Minnesota elementary schools, it does not stand out quite as much compared to state averages. The school has 496 students and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.7. Barnesville Elementary students do outperform state averages on MCA-III assessments in both math and reading across all grade levels.
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