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Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.

Public Grades 6-12

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 20% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. is a small rural public school in Belgrade, MN, serving 316 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District. It ranks 378th of 473 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026 (20th percentile, 1 star), a sharp decline from 224th of 450 (50th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and the lowest point in the history provided.

Academically, the profile is mixed. Reading is close to the state average at 47.8% proficient (state 48.6%) and is higher than Sauk Centre Secondary, Melrose Secondary, and Paynesville Area Secondary School, trailing only New London-Spicer Senior (54.7%) among nearby comprehensive high schools. Math (24.5% vs. 44.9% state) is the lowest among those nearby schools, and science (9.3% vs. 25.5% state) is tied with Paynesville for the lowest and has fallen from 24.42% in 2023–2024. Grade-level results show a split: 6th- and 7th-grade reading and 7th-grade math are above state levels, while 8th-grade math (13.5%), 8th-grade science (2.7%), end-of-course science (15.8%), and 11th-grade math (8.3%) are far below.

Completion metrics are a clear strength: the graduation rate was 94.6% in 2024–2025 (state 84.9%) and the dropout rate was 0.0% (state 4.2%) — the lowest among the comparable nearby high schools. Context matters here: 34.49% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch, the highest locally, while enrollment is the smallest and the student-teacher ratio the lowest (12.2). Subgroup effectiveness has become uneven, with female students falling from 4-star to 1-star performance. Overall, the school keeps students in school and graduating, but math and science proficiency remain the central challenge.

316

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,381

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 Washburn Ave
Belgrade, MN 56312-0339

(320) 254-8211

District: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District

Feeder schools for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.:

Elementary:

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

278^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

378^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

297^th of 458Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	278 of 546	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	292 of 519	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	435 of 545	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	409 of 529	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	393 of 520	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	299 of 521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	92 of 533	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	111 of 518	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	56 of 523	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	46 of 508	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	79.3	74 of 516	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	55.2	228 of 490	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	238 of 488	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	172 of 469	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.8	354 of 478	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	355 of 454	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	65.1	146 of 409	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	133 of 403	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.2	274 of 406	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.1	292 of 396	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	69.7	132 of 387	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	182 of 467	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	243 of 450	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	322 of 474	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	352 of 467	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	189 of 443	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	169 of 439	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	143 of 436	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	226 of 458	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	331 of 473	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	311 of 459	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	141 of 415	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	99 of 401	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	325 of 483	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	299 of 452	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.7	443 of 479	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	390 of 464	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	388 of 476	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.6	41 of 454	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	73 of 438	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	320 of 415	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	422 of 440	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	407 of 436	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	412 of 438	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	353 of 422	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.5	123 of 428	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	150 of 428	65.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	378 of 473	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.9	224 of 450	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	264 of 480	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	262 of 476	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	150 of 472	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	230 of 428	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	202 of 492	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	124 of 494	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	154 of 489	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.1	257 of 489	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	331 of 504	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	289 of 483	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	327 of 534	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.2	96 of 539	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	59.2	277 of 545	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.1	159 of 540	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	121 of 460	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	171 of 463	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.1	309 of 450	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	333 of 452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.0	261 of 433	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	68.9	107 of 358	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	93 of 403	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	161 of 396	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	316 of 388	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	198 of 339	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	182 of 401	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	134 of 395	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	138 of 393	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	121 of 370	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	273 of 377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	353 of 405	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	277 of 398	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.8	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	49.0	237 of 411	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.4	107 of 398	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	363 of 394	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	283 of 376	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	298 of 402	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	312 of 398	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	193 of 401	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	269 of 364	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	254 of 412	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	169 of 414	59.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2026)61st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)37th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math24%-20 vs state

Science9%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Bbe Learning Center	Public	7-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56316	Stearns County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	316	26	12.2	34.5%	290 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.5	378^th of 473 public high schools	20.1%		55.9	224^th of 450 public high schools	50.2%	154	57.8	56.1	43.2	31.6	47.8	2.7	15.8	9.3	26.7	41.5	13.5	8.3	24.5	$13,381
New London-Spicer Senior	Public	9-12	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	448	30	14.7	19.9%	422 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	88.8	34^th of 473 public high schools	92.8%		73.9	110^th of 450 public high schools	75.6%	76				54.7	54.7		49.0	49.0				57.6	57.6	$11,902
New London Alternative School	Public	9-12	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	12	1	10.5	33.3%	10 (83.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$17,551
Paynesville Area Secondary School	Public	6-12	795 Business 23 S	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 243-3761	465	32	14.5	28.4%	424 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	27.1	357^th of 473 public high schools	24.5%		27.4	349^th of 450 public high schools	22.4%	8	62.5	30.3	35.7	27.9	38.9	5.5	12.7	9.3	42.2	28.9	26.8	24.1	30.7	$12,502
WCED 18-22 Program	Public	12	805 E State Highway 55	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 256-6026	10	1	10.0	30.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Central Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	21	4	5.2	38.1%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
WCED Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Melrose Secondary	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	505	29	17.3	33.7%	357 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	62	189^th of 473 public high schools	60.0%		71.6	129^th of 450 public high schools	71.3%	60				35.8	35.8		31.7	31.7				45.2	45.2	$12,337
Sauk Centre Secondary	Public	7-12	903 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	597	36	16.4	31.7%	518 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	44.4	277^th of 473 public high schools	41.4%		60.5	197^th of 450 public high schools	56.2%	80		15.5	54.8	34.1	36.2	12.0	18.9	15.4		35.7	46.5	36.5	39.8	$12,321

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Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Minnesota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.?

Students at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. are 92% White, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec..

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Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. is fed by the following schools:

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