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Bagley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bagley Elementary is a public elementary school in Bagley, Minnesota, serving 516 students in grades PK-6. While the school is part of the Bagley Public School District, which is ranked 390 out of 446 districts in the state, Bagley Elementary faces significant academic challenges compared to nearby schools.

Bagley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in math and reading that are significantly below the state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with special education needs. This may be partly due to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Bagley Elementary, which ranges from 50.89% to 60.96% over the past three years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools of Magelssen Elementary and Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary, which are located within 16 miles of Bagley Elementary, significantly outperform Bagley on academic measures, with Magelssen Elementary ranking in the top 30-40% of Minnesota elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Bagley Elementary may not be solely due to its rural location or district-level factors, as the nearby schools are able to achieve much higher levels of academic success.

482

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,007

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 Bagley Ave NW
Bagley, MN 56621-9302

(218) 694-6528

District: Bagley Public School District

Students who attend Bagley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bagley Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

American Indian:

18.5%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

663^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

390^th of 446Bagley Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	663 of 872	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	678 of 881	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	665 of 845	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	690 of 858	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	722 of 869	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	637 of 870	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	673 of 847	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	715 of 853	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	697 of 848	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	702 of 840	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	676 of 826	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	699 of 824	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	667 of 820	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	697 of 814	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	667 of 803	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.4	329 of 434	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	620 of 781	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	596 of 777	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	608 of 756	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	544 of 685	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	538 of 676	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.4	517 of 674	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	644 of 799	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	652 of 809	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	660 of 787	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	649 of 799	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	667 of 783	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	585 of 787	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	624 of 774	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	500 of 764	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	574 of 793	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	530 of 774	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	446 of 663	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	551 of 683	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	472 of 740	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	521 of 728	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	605 of 812	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	623 of 826	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	602 of 799	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	654 of 808	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	660 of 784	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	598 of 798	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	618 of 779	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	29.5	77 of 98	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	488 of 562	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	433 of 572	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	454 of 524	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	448 of 500	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	391 of 515	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	336 of 463	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	678 of 714	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	706 of 730	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	695 of 712	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	713 of 725	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	705 of 710	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	627 of 722	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	684 of 712	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%-15 vs state

Math34%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Bagley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Bagley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Bagley Ave NW	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 694-6528	482	43	11.2	59.1%	333 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.6%)	28.1	663^rd of 872 public elementary schools	24.0%		26.2	678^th of 881 public elementary schools	23.0%	15	33.3	44.4	35.7	24.6	34.4	28.8	26.8	37.1	47.5	34.9	$13,007
Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16770 Clearwater Lake Rd	Clearbrook	56634	Clearwater County	Clearbrook-Gonvick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 776-3112	254	24	10.7	51.6%	192 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	55	422^nd of 872 public elementary schools	51.6%		56.5	423^rd of 881 public elementary schools	52.0%	1	60.0	57.1	36.0	22.9	41.9	48.6	53.6	68.0	52.1	54.4	$12,123
Solway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	159 Lomen Ave NE	Solway	56678	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 467-3232	148	12	12.6	43.2%	125 (84.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)	51.4				51.4	48.7				48.7	$12,141
Magelssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 435-6036	340	27	12.6	58.5%	277 (81.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	64.4	327^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.5%		70.5	251^st of 881 public elementary schools	71.5%	76	62.5	65.9	36.8	29.0	49.7	68.1	55.0	59.0	52.6	59.2	$12,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Bagley Elementary

What district is Bagley Elementary in?

Bagley Public School District

What schools do graduates of Bagley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bagley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bagley Secondary

Is Bagley Elementary a good school?

Bagley Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bagley Elementary?

Students at Bagley Elementary are 69% White, 18% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bagley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Bagley Elementary.

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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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