Summary
Bagley Elementary is a PK–6 public school in Bagley, Minnesota, serving 482 students in the Bagley Public School District, a rural district in the northwestern part of the state. Its current overall rating is 692nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 20th percentile, 1 star — while the district ranks 393rd of 458, 14th percentile, 1 star. The school has stayed in the bottom quartile for years, with percentiles ranging from 16 to 27 since 2016–17. About 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure stable at roughly 59–61% over three years, and the student–teacher ratio has improved to 11.2 from 13.2 and 12.7 in prior years.
Compared with nearby schools, Bagley is the largest but the lowest-ranked. Magelssen Elementary (54th percentile, 3 stars) and Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary (31st percentile, 2 stars) both outrank it, and Solway Elementary's district rank, 37th percentile, is also higher. Bagley's all-grade math proficiency is 30.3% and reading 32.9%, below Magelssen Elementary (53.3% and 52.9%), Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary (33.8% and 42.9%), and Solway Elementary (59.5% and 54.1%). Notably, Magelssen's free/reduced lunch rate is nearly identical (58.53%) while its math and reading results are about 20–23 points higher, and Bagley's student–teacher ratio of 11.2 is actually better than Magelssen's or Solway's 12.6. Science is a weak spot at 11.8%, below the state's 25.5% and Clearbrook-Gonvick's 18.8%, though above Magelssen's 10.0%.
Fourth grade stands out as an especially low point: 22.4% in math and 28.8% in reading, versus 79.2% and 70.8% at Magelssen and 55.2% and 48.8% statewide. Science has fallen sharply, from 50.0% in 2023–24 to 18.84% and then 11.8%. Math and reading have shown no sustained gains; both remain roughly 15 points below state averages. Within its own district, Bagley does outperform district averages in math (30.3% vs. 21.7%) and reading (32.9% vs. 29.6%), though the district itself is very low-ranked. Subgroup rankings for low-income students (16th percentile), special education (19th), and male and female students (20th and 19th) are all below state norms.
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