Summary:
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec., which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has seen a decline in its performance over the past few years, there are both strengths and areas for improvement that parents should be aware of.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. had a 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year, which are close to state averages. However, the school's test scores lagged behind the state, particularly in math, with only 30.23% of 11th graders proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's performance was especially low in 7th grade math, with just 13.16% proficiency versus the state's 40.86%. Additionally, nearly 39% of students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating higher levels of economic disadvantage that can impact academic achievement.
Despite these challenges, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. maintains a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which is lower than the state average. The school's overall performance, as measured by its SchoolDigger star rating, has declined from 3 stars in 2024-2025 to 2 stars in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, suggesting opportunities for improvement in curriculum, teaching methods, and targeted interventions to better support student learning, especially in mathematics.
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