Summary:
The Fertile-Beltrami School District in Fertile, Minnesota, serves roughly 495 students in two schools: Fertile-Beltrami Elementary (PK–6, 249 students) and Fertile-Beltrami Secondary (7–12, 246 students). There is no separate middle school. As a district, Fertile-Beltrami ranks 82 of 458 Minnesota districts — the 82nd percentile — and holds 4 stars, placing it in the top 18% of districts statewide.
Each school is strong in different ways. Fertile-Beltrami Elementary is the academic standout in the core subjects: all-grade math is 62% proficient versus 44.9% statewide, and reading is 60.8% versus 48.6%. Grades 3–5 math are especially strong, with 5th grade math at 68% against a state mark of 41.9%. Fertile-Beltrami Secondary stands out for completion: a 93.6% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 2.1% dropout rate, about half the state's 4.2%. Its 7th and 10th grade reading results and End-of-Course science also beat state averages, and its rank recovered from the 60th percentile to the 77th.
A few areas are worth watching. Elementary science fell from 39.47% to 16%, with 5th grade science at 16% versus 25.9% statewide. Elementary rank has drifted from the 85th to the 75th percentile over three years, though it remains a 4-star, top-quartile school. At the secondary level, all-grade math is slightly below state (42% versus 44.9%), 11th grade math lags (28.6% versus 35.3%), and 8th grade reading is a notable gap at 32.5% versus 50%. Middle-grade science is also soft, with 8th grade at 15% versus 16.7%. Overall, this is a 4-star district with strong elementary math and reading and excellent secondary completion outcomes, but with clear pockets to monitor in science and the upper grades.
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