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Bagley Secondary

Public Grades 7-12

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 19% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Bagley Secondary is a grade 7–12 public school in Bagley, Minnesota, serving 388 students as part of the Bagley Public School District. It is rated 1 star and ranked 384th of 473 Minnesota high schools for 2025-26 (19th percentile); its district is ranked 393rd of 458 districts (14th percentile, 1 star). About 55.41% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25. The student-teacher ratio improved from 21.7 in 2022-23 to 14.6 in 2024-25. Graduation was 84.4% in 2024-25, close to the state’s 84.9%, but the dropout rate was 7.7% versus the state’s 4.2%. The school’s rank has been volatile, peaking around 2015-16 at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars before falling to the 12th percentile in 2024-25 and 19th in 2025-26.

On 2025-26 tests, all-grade proficiency was 8.5% in math, 23.9% in reading, and 12.9% in science, versus state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Bagley Secondary is the largest of three nearby schools but has the lowest rank and lowest test proficiency. Fosston Secondary is the local high performer: 4 stars, 75th percentile, 92.3% graduation. Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary is mixed—2 stars, 42nd percentile—and outperforms the school in aggregate math, reading, and science, though its dropout rate is higher. Grade-level gaps are deep in math and 8th-grade reading/science: 8th-grade math is 3.8% versus the state’s 42.3%, 8th-grade reading is 10.6% versus 50%, and 8th-grade science is 3.8% versus 16.7%. Seventh-grade reading, at 36.4%, is a relative bright spot.

The school has declined sharply: from 2023-24 to 2025-26, all-grade proficiency fell in math, reading, and science. Math is the most acute weakness. Effectiveness rankings for several student groups, including female, low-income, and male students, are low. Poverty and resources do not fully explain the gap: Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary has a similar free/reduced lunch rate (54.37%) but higher scores, while Fosston Secondary has a lower rate (49.61%) and much stronger results. The improved student-teacher ratio has not yet lifted scores. Overall, this larger, high-poverty school ranks in the bottom fifth of Minnesota high schools, with serious math and 8th-grade reading/science gaps and high dropout; 7th-grade reading and the better staffing ratio are positive signs.

388

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,166

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1130 Main Ave N
Bagley, MN 56621-9302

(218) 694-3120

District: Bagley Public School District

Feeder schools for Bagley Secondary:

Elementary:

Bagley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

American Indian:

15.5%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (8% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

465^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

384^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

393^rd of 458Bagley 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	465 of 546	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	454 of 519	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	437 of 545	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	449 of 529	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	462 of 520	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	394 of 521	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	375 of 533	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	377 of 518	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	420 of 523	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	365 of 508	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	385 of 516	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	339 of 490	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	336 of 488	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	317 of 469	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	389 of 478	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	182 of 230	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	354 of 409	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	313 of 403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	321 of 406	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.4	270 of 396	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.2	316 of 387	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	390 of 467	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	399 of 450	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	420 of 474	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	421 of 467	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	355 of 443	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	328 of 439	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	362 of 436	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	335 of 458	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	316 of 432	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	358 of 473	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	402 of 459	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	351 of 404	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	275 of 399	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	271 of 415	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	280 of 401	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	436 of 483	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	408 of 452	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	362 of 479	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	367 of 464	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	436 of 476	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	327 of 437	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	342 of 454	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	323 of 438	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	253 of 296	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	169 of 265	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.8	298 of 298	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	155 of 282	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	122 of 253	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	421 of 435	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	419 of 440	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	403 of 436	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	431 of 438	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	361 of 422	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	348 of 428	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	351 of 428	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	384 of 473	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	397 of 450	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	293 of 480	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	261 of 476	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	345 of 472	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	304 of 428	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	245 of 492	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	257 of 494	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.8	294 of 489	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.0	234 of 489	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	259 of 504	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.4	216 of 483	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	313 of 534	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	312 of 539	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	338 of 545	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	305 of 540	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	180 of 234	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	338 of 460	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.3	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	310 of 450	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.6	181 of 452	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.3	340 of 433	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	337 of 358	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	259 of 403	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	245 of 396	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	290 of 388	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	217 of 401	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	202 of 395	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	355 of 377	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	290 of 333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.6	110 of 389	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	178 of 393	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	247 of 312	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	134 of 270	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	217 of 370	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	210 of 374	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	347 of 377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	288 of 405	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	259 of 398	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	252 of 351	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	231 of 411	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	261 of 398	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.4	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	198 of 214	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	118 of 220	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	329 of 394	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	358 of 376	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	334 of 402	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	240 of 398	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	338 of 401	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	286 of 364	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	176 of 412	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	217 of 414	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

High school

Male (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile-19 vs school

Native American (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-25 vs state

Science13%-13 vs state

Math8%-36 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Bagley Secondary	Public	7-12	1130 Main Ave N	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 694-3120	388	26	14.6	55.4%	273 (70.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.6%)	21.6	384^th of 473 public high schools	18.8%		13.8	397^th of 450 public high schools	11.8%	13	36.4	10.6	22.2	23.9	3.8	25.0	12.9	14.5	3.8	6.5	8.5	$14,166
Bagley Alp	Public	9-12	204 Park Ave NW	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 694-3120	0	1	1.1	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$12,492
Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary	Public	7-12	16770 Clearwater Lake Rd	Clearbrook	56634	Clearwater County	Clearbrook-Gonvick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 776-3112	206	13	15.2	54.4%	146 (70.9%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	44.6	276^th of 473 public high schools	41.6%		63.3	176^th of 450 public high schools	60.9%	100	20.5	41.2	34.6	30.8	5.9	28.0	15.3	11.4	11.8	27.3	15.0	$12,065
Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	256	19	13.3	49.6%	208 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	72.1	119^th of 473 public high schools	74.8%		75.1	103^rd of 450 public high schools	77.1%	16	37.8	56.0	51.4	49.2	14.0	33.3	21.7	27.0	34.0	47.1	33.7	$13,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Bagley Secondary

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Bagley Secondary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Bagley Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Bagley Secondary.

What schools feed into Bagley Secondary?

Bagley Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bagley Elementary

What district is Bagley Secondary in?

Bagley Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Bagley Secondary?

Students at Bagley Secondary are 70% White, 15% American Indian, 13% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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