Summary:
Brooten, Minnesota has exactly one school in this data set: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary, a PK–5 elementary school with 294 students located at 245 School Avenue. It belongs to the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District. The area has 1 elementary school, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 0 alternative schools, so this school covers the entire local public-school picture for elementary grades; older students would need to attend school elsewhere in the district or another community.
Performance is mixed. In 2025–2026, science was the brightest spot at 31.6% proficient, above both the district (18.9%) and the state (25.5%), and up sharply from 17.39% in 2024–2025. Reading was uneven: 46.8% overall, slightly below the district (47.3%) and state (48.6%), with 3rd grade at 41.2% and 4th grade at 40% below the state, but 5th grade at 57.9%, above the state's 54.5%. Math is the main concern at 41.8% overall, below the state's 44.9%, and it declines by grade: 52.9% in 3rd, 44% in 4th, and 29.8% in 5th, which is 12.1 points below the state.
The school's state ranking has slipped, from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 48th in 2024–2025 and 45th in 2025–2026, with its star rating dropping from 3 to 2. It still ranks higher than its district, which sits at 297 of 458 (35th percentile, 2 stars). Enrollment is 294, the free/reduced lunch rate is 39.8% (2024–2025), and the student-teacher ratio is 12.2, which is fairly favorable. No test scores in this record were suppressed.
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