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Bertha Elementary

Q: Is Bertha Elementary a good school?

Bertha Elementary ranks 400 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bertha Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bertha, Minnesota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Bertha-Hewitt Public School District, which is ranked 266 out of 446 districts in the state.

Bertha Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a current ranking of 400 out of 872 schools (3 out of 5 stars). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (55.88%) and Reading (46.38%) were higher than the district (41.91% and 42.42%) and state (45.21% and 49.59%) averages. The school's 3rd and 4th grade Math proficiency rates were particularly strong, exceeding 60% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 55-60%. However, the school's 5th and 6th grade Math proficiency rates were lower, around 35-40%, which is below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bertha Elementary's academic performance is generally in the middle of the pack. It outperforms some schools, such as Staples-Motley Elementary and Browerville Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Miltona Elementary, which is part of the Alexandria Public School District and ranks in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools.

293

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,003

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Central Ave S
Bertha, MN 56437-0008

(218) 924-2500

District: Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

Students who attend Bertha Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bertha Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

400^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 446Bertha-Hewitt 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	57.4	400 of 872	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	385 of 881	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	342 of 845	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	301 of 858	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	234 of 869	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	293 of 870	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	376 of 847	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	370 of 853	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	205 of 848	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	334 of 840	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	413 of 826	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.9	524 of 824	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.9	339 of 820	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	582 of 814	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	659 of 803	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	644 of 781	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	636 of 777	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	593 of 756	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.9	512 of 685	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.6	383 of 676	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	64.7	248 of 674	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	385 of 799	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	390 of 809	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	302 of 787	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	150 of 799	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	144 of 783	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	246 of 787	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	439 of 774	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	325 of 764	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	237 of 793	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	199 of 774	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	158 of 663	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	70 of 683	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	69 of 740	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	168 of 728	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	356 of 812	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	392 of 826	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	371 of 799	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	432 of 808	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	360 of 784	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	347 of 798	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	314 of 779	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	73.3	94 of 515	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	498 of 714	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	500 of 730	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	458 of 712	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	387 of 725	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	293 of 710	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	333 of 722	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	443 of 712	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math56%+11 vs state

Reading46%-3 vs state

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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
Bertha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	293	16	17.9	51.2%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	57.4	400^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.1%		59	385^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.3%	15	81.4	66.7	36.6	38.7	55.9	50.0	28.6	46.3	53.1	46.4	$12,003
Verndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	253	21	11.8	41.5%	239 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	47.4	501^st of 872 public elementary schools	42.5%		42.2	566^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.8%	65	56.8	57.6	31.6	12.5	40.8	38.6	57.6	50.0	53.1	49.0	$10,713
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	450	40	11.1	52.2%	387 (86.0%)	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	31.1	634^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.4	650^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.2%	16	52.3	40.3			46.6	33.7	27.6			30.9	$12,842
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	308	24	13.1	55.8%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	33.8	609^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.2%		42.8	559^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.5%	50	48.9	44.3			46.3	34.0	34.4			34.3	$12,285
Parkers Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	518 S McCornell	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 338-4079	251	15	16.4	35.5%	243 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	64.3	330^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.2%		58.5	395^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.2%	65	71.1	58.8	34.8	42.9	53.3	50.0	35.3	73.9	61.9	54.0	$13,211
Browerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 594-2272	275	0		56.0%	240 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	41.5	557^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.1%		58	404^th of 881 public elementary schools	54.1%	153	53.1	71.8	28.2	40.0	48.3	25.0	33.3	46.2	40.0	36.6	$9,494
Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	126	8	15.5	17.5%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	83.6	106^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.6	44^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.0%	62	84.2	85.0	66.7		77.8	63.2	60.0	58.3		60.3	$11,394
Henning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 583-2927	210	16	13.4	50.5%	198 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	75.7	200^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.8	173^rd of 881 public elementary schools	80.4%	27	76.2	73.3	51.5	50.0	63.3	40.9	60.0	63.6	78.6	59.6	$11,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Bertha Elementary

Is Bertha Elementary a good school?

Bertha Elementary ranks 400^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bertha Elementary?

Students at Bertha Elementary are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Bertha Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bertha Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bertha Secondary

What district is Bertha Elementary in?

Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

How many students attend Bertha Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Bertha Elementary.

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