Summary:
Bagley Public School District has just one elementary school, Bagley Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 and enrolls 482 students at 202 Bagley Ave NW in Bagley, Minnesota. Because it is the district's only elementary school, it carries the entire elementary profile for the district, and there are no other local elementary schools to compare it against. The Bagley Public School District is ranked 393 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 14th percentile, with a 1-star rating.
Within the district, Bagley Elementary is comparatively stronger than the district all-grade average in math and reading, but it trails Minnesota averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 30.3% at the school versus 21.7% for the district and 44.9% statewide; reading was 32.9% versus 29.6% for the district and 48.6% statewide; and science was 11.8% versus 12.5% for the district and 25.5% statewide. Proficiency declined year over year in all three subjects, with the largest drop in science, from 18.84% to 11.8%. The single largest grade-level gap was 4th grade math, at 22.4% proficient compared with 55.2% statewide, a gap of 32.8 points. Reading results were below state averages in every grade from 3rd through 6th, and 5th grade science was the lowest reported grade-level result at 11.8%, less than half the state's 25.9%.
State rankings have stayed in the bottom quarter for three straight years: 692 of 869 (20th percentile) in 2025–2026, 663 of 872 (24th percentile) in 2024–2025, and 678 of 881 (23rd percentile) in 2023–2024, all at 1 star. The latest year is the weakest of the three. Relative bright spots are modest: 3rd grade math at 42.9%, 6th grade reading at 35.5%, and 3rd grade reading at 35.1%, though each remains below its state average. In 2024–2025, 59.13% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio was 11.2. For families, the clearest priorities are science, 4th grade math, and reading across grades 3–6.
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