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Bertha Secondary

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Bertha Secondary ranks 234 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Bertha Secondary is a public high school located in Bertha, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the Bertha-Hewitt Public School District, which is ranked 266 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Bertha Secondary's performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading for all grades were 23.81% and 36.56%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Henning Secondary, which had higher proficiency rates in Math (31.31%) and Reading (48.84%), Bertha Secondary's performance is lower.

Bertha Secondary also faces challenges related to its student demographics and socioeconomic status. The school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.45% to 57.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which is higher than the state average and some nearby schools, such as Parkers Prairie Secondary (32.73%) and Staples-Motley Senior High (38.68%). Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the rankings for female students generally higher than for male students, and the rankings for white students and students with special needs lower compared to other subgroups.

213

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,767

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Central Ave S
Bertha, MN 56437-0008

(218) 924-2500

District: Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

Feeder schools for Bertha Secondary:

Elementary:

Bertha Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 21 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

395^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

234^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 48% (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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	395 of 519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	264 of 545	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	199 of 529	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	270 of 520	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	204 of 521	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	295 of 533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	264 of 518	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	362 of 523	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	359 of 508	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	375 of 516	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.3	298 of 490	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	330 of 488	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.5	396 of 469	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.2	321 of 478	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	362 of 454	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	380 of 409	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	348 of 403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	307 of 406	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	66.1	150 of 396	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	14.3	346 of 387	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	298 of 450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	156 of 474	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	206 of 455	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	191 of 467	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	194 of 443	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	310 of 439	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	219 of 436	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	265 of 432	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	182 of 473	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.5	42 of 459	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.4	118 of 404	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	84 of 399	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	228 of 415	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	115 of 401	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	362 of 452	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	344 of 479	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.4	164 of 464	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	340 of 476	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.5	164 of 437	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	230 of 454	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	241 of 438	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	392 of 415	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	307 of 440	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	231 of 436	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	311 of 438	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	196 of 422	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	310 of 428	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	296 of 428	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	234 of 450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	271 of 480	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	225 of 476	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	265 of 472	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	259 of 428	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	264 of 494	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	339 of 489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	277 of 489	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	281 of 504	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	263 of 483	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.4	218 of 534	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	239 of 539	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	315 of 545	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	295 of 540	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	314 of 460	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	354 of 463	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	78.0	91 of 450	79.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	101 of 452	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	58.4	277 of 433	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	197 of 358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	206 of 403	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	180 of 396	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	212 of 388	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	321 of 401	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.4	68 of 395	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	284 of 389	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.1	128 of 393	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	104 of 312	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.3	248 of 270	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	258 of 370	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	204 of 374	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	300 of 405	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	241 of 398	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	280 of 403	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	181 of 351	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	242 of 411	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	315 of 398	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	19.4	194 of 220	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	263 of 376	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	309 of 402	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	312 of 401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	283 of 364	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	349 of 412	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	296 of 414	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2024)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-13 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Bertha Secondary

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Bertha Secondary	Public	7-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	213	16	13.3	45.1%	199 (93.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	53.6	234^th of 450 public high schools	48.0%		48.1	271^st of 480 public high schools	43.5%	37	28.6	20.5	22.6	23.8	34.3	28.2	57.9	36.6	$13,767
Verndale Secondary	Public	7-12	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 445-5184	231	19	11.9	46.8%	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	40.6	296^th of 450 public high schools	34.2%		47	276^th of 480 public high schools	42.5%	20	17.7	7.7	38.9	17.6	38.2	15.4	34.2	28.8	$10,617
Freshwater Education District Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	101	10	9.6	61.4%	75 (74.3%)	1 (1.0%)	16 (15.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	10.5	417^th of 450 public high schools	7.3%		11.3	430^th of 480 public high schools	10.4%	13			8.0	8.0			12.5	12.5
White Pine Academy	Public	5-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	11	3	4.3	72.7%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 632-2300	470	24	19.7	39.6%	408 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	58.6	211^th of 450 public high schools	53.1%		68.4	151^st of 480 public high schools	68.5%	60	26.7	42.2	28.6	31.8	28.0	34.9	52.3	37.1	$12,843
FED Staples-Motley Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 894-2431	309	19	16.3	38.2%	275 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	63.1	178^th of 450 public high schools	60.4%		66.4	168^th of 480 public high schools	65.0%	10			33.3	33.3			52.0	52.0	$13,669
Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.1	321^st of 450 public high schools	28.7%		53.3	241^st of 480 public high schools	49.8%	80	46.8	43.9	14.6	34.6	41.3	29.3	45.2	38.1	$13,060
Browerville Secondary	Public	7-12	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 594-2272	291	41	7.1	40.2%	242 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	54.8	229^th of 450 public high schools	49.1%		53	243^rd of 480 public high schools	49.4%	14	39.6	38.1	43.6	40.3	39.6	38.1	37.8	38.6	$13,266
Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	171	9	18.5	35.7%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	56.5	222^nd of 450 public high schools	50.7%		73.4	118^th of 480 public high schools	75.4%	104	29.0	35.3	29.4	31.3	43.8	52.9	50.0	48.8	$13,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Bertha Secondary

What district is Bertha Secondary in?

Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

How many students attend Bertha Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Bertha Secondary.

What schools feed into Bertha Secondary?

Bertha Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bertha Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bertha Secondary?

Students at Bertha Secondary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Bertha Secondary a good school?

Bertha Secondary ranks 234^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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