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Best Public Schools in Fertile, MN

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At a glance

Schools

495

Students

Top rankedFertile-Beltrami Elementary161^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Fertile, Minnesota is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through secondary grades: Fertile-Beltrami Elementary and Fertile-Beltrami Secondary. Based on the available data, Fertile-Beltrami Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20-30% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past three years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The elementary school's test scores significantly exceed the state averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.88% of Fertile-Beltrami Elementary students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%. In contrast, while Fertile-Beltrami Secondary has also maintained a 4-star rating, its performance has been more variable, with its ranking fluctuating from 93 out of 480 high schools in 2023-2024 to 179 out of 450 in 2024-2025.

The Fertile-Beltrami School District as a whole is performing well above the state average, ranking 123 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and receiving a 4-star rating. However, the significant gap in test scores between the elementary and secondary schools suggests a need to further investigate instructional practices and curriculum alignment between the two schools to ensure a more consistent level of academic excellence across all grade levels.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Fertile-Beltrami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 945-6953	249	20	12.2	43.4%	230 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	78.7	161^st of 872 public elementary schools	81.5%		81.5	128^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.5%	33	77.8	83.3	50.0	47.1				62.9	63.9	56.5	63.2	61.8				61.8	$11,369
Fertile-Beltrami Secondary	Public	7-12	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 945-6953	246	14	17.3	30.5%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	63	179^th of 450 public high schools	60.2%		77.2	93^rd of 480 public high schools	80.6%	86					39.5	38.9	36.6	38.3					34.2	47.2	48.7	43.2	$13,841

Cities Near Fertile

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erskine	15.59 mi	2	101^st
Twin Valley	18.24 mi	3	419^th
Mahnomen	19.28 mi	3	428^th
Ada	20.6 mi	2	63^rd
Fosston	23.22 mi	2	108^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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