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Ada-Borup-West Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
344th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 60% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Ada-Borup-West Elementary is a PK–5 school in Ada, Minnesota, the seat of rural Norman County in the state's northwest, and with roughly 370 students it is by far the largest elementary in its local comparison group. It is part of Ada-Borup-West Public Schools.

Math is the school's clear strength. At 58.6% proficiency, it beats the Minnesota average by about 13.7 points and trails only Fertile-Beltrami Elementary among nearby schools — a margin of just 3.4 points — while its lead over Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary and Norman County East Elementary is roughly a full performance tier. Fourth-grade math is especially strong at 68%. Reading is the opposite story: 49.3% is the lowest of the four schools and the only peer result below its own district average (54.6 in Ada-Borup-West Public Schools), and it trails Fertile-Beltrami by 11.5 points. Reading has slipped from 61.3% four years ago, with weaknesses in grades 3 and 5.

The bigger concern is direction. The school has fallen from the 78th to the 60th percentile statewide in three years and is now below its district's standing, running against neighbors like Norman County East Elementary and Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary, which have moved up. Science has also dropped sharply, though grade-5-only testing means each year reflects a different small cohort. Two bright spots stand out: special education students rank at the 88th percentile and low-income students at the 74th — both above the school's overall result, suggesting real success with supported learners. With 50.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio, the school's main challenge looks concentrated in upper-elementary reading and science.

370
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
50.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.
 209 6th St W
       Ada, MN  56510-1032

(218) 784-5353

District: Ada-Borup-West Public Schools


Students who attend Ada-Borup-West Elementary usually attend:

High:    Ada-Borup-West Secondary
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.4%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Above the Minnesota median (60th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg51%
Minnesota avg43%
344th of 869
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2023
From top 22% (2023) to top 40% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
100th of 458Ada-Borup-West Public Schools 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202660.1344 of 86960.4%★★★☆☆
202565.0323 of 87263.0%★★★☆☆
202474.5209 of 88176.3%★★★★☆
202376.4188 of 84577.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202653.1390 of 79050.6%★★★☆☆
202555.7374 of 79953.2%★★★☆☆
202474.7175 of 80978.4%★★★★☆
202371.9210 of 78773.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202666.9200 of 76473.8%★★★★☆
202563.2246 of 76467.8%★★★☆☆
202468.1217 of 79372.6%★★★★☆
202376.6124 of 77484.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202662.2301 of 80762.7%★★★☆☆
202572.0226 of 81272.2%★★★★☆
202469.4229 of 82672.3%★★★★☆
202376.8162 of 79979.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202676.072 of 57987.6%★★★★☆
202451.6250 of 57256.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202645.8397 of 71044.1%★★☆☆☆
202554.2337 of 71452.8%★★★☆☆
202460.9258 of 73064.7%★★★☆☆
202366.6200 of 71271.9%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2026)88th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)51st percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)44th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Math59%+14 vs state
Reading49%~ state avg
Science23%~ state avg

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Students who attend Ada-Borup-West Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ada-Borup-West Secondary

Students at Ada-Borup-West Elementary are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Ada-Borup-West Elementary ranks 344th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Ada-Borup-West Elementary.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025


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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