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Baxter Elementary

Q: Is Baxter Elementary a good school?

Baxter Elementary ranks 282 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Baxter Elementary is a public elementary school serving 534 students in grades PK-4 in the Brainerd Public School District in Baxter, Minnesota, located approximately 4-5 miles from several other elementary schools in the Brainerd area.

Baxter Elementary consistently performs above the Brainerd Public School District and Minnesota state averages on MCA-III Math and Reading assessments across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, Baxter Elementary had 61.75% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 45.64% for the Brainerd district and 45.21% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates also exceed the district and state, with 53.92% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 51.48% for the district and 49.59% for the state.

While Baxter Elementary has been ranked in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in recent years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school's white students and special education students perform less strongly, ranking in the bottom 50% of Minnesota elementary schools. However, the school's female students and low socioeconomic status students perform particularly well, ranking in the top 25% and top 40% of Minnesota elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. These disparities in student group performance warrant further investigation to develop targeted interventions to support all students.

506

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,504

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12191 Jasperwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425-8888

(218) 454-6400

District: Brainerd Public School District

Students who attend Baxter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forestview Middle
High:	Brainerd Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

282^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Brainerd Public School District

203^rd of 446Brainerd 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	68.8	282 of 872	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	220 of 881	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	206 of 845	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	269 of 858	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	301 of 869	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	65 of 870	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	85 of 847	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.4	59 of 853	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	78.0	151 of 848	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	53 of 840	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	91.3	6 of 826	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	43 of 824	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	38 of 820	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	23 of 814	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	78.3	90 of 803	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	64 of 434	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	86.4	32 of 781	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	70 of 777	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	91 of 756	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.3	69 of 685	89.9%	★★★★★
2004	85.8	36 of 676	94.7%	★★★★★
2003	83.7	48 of 674	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	251 of 799	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	143 of 809	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	171 of 787	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	392 of 799	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	355 of 783	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	69 of 787	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	68 of 774	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	428 of 764	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.4	140 of 793	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	222 of 774	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	273 of 663	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	146 of 683	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	3 of 740	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	12 of 728	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	283 of 812	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	329 of 826	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	257 of 799	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	151 of 808	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	218 of 784	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	72 of 798	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	116 of 779	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	317 of 562	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	321 of 572	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	200 of 524	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	239 of 500	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	254 of 417	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	315 of 515	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.7	50 of 463	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	452 of 714	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	386 of 730	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	286 of 712	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	380 of 725	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	408 of 710	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.0	114 of 722	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	160 of 712	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+17 vs state

Reading54%+4 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
Baxter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12191 Jasperwood Drive	Baxter	56425	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6400	506	34	14.9	31.8%	462 (91.3%)	9 (1.8%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	68.8	282^nd of 872 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.8	220^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.0%	62	64.3	59.1			61.8	53.6	54.3			53.9	$11,504
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	220 3rd St NW	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6800	407	40	10.2	57.5%	344 (84.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	44.4	525^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.8%		41.2	573^rd of 881 public elementary schools	35.0%	48	44.8	52.1			47.9	41.7	45.1			43.1	$15,397
Discovery Woods	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	604 N 7th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Discovery Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 828-8200	101	11	8.9	64.4%	77 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (17.8%)	29	658^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.5%		29.4	658^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.3%		35.3		9.1	9.1	25.0	35.3		45.5	63.6	41.7	$9,692
Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	230	19	12.1	59.1%	200 (87.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	45.3	518^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.6%		32.3	638^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.6%	120	68.2	41.3			54.4	52.3	19.6			35.6	$14,382
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-4	704 3rd Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6550	355	26	13.9	39.7%	314 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	84.4	100^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.5%		88	62^nd of 881 public elementary schools	93.0%	38	74.7	71.6			73.2	59.5	67.6			63.4	$11,809
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	250	21	12.1	52.4%	203 (81.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	26.9	674^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.7%		52.2	468^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.9%	206	24.2	42.6			32.5	18.5	51.9			33.6	$12,674
Pillager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-2110	521	40	12.9	41.5%	488 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	65.8	315^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.9%		63.6	329^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.7%	14	57.1	66.7			61.7	46.7	57.3			51.7	$11,169
Nisswa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5533 Lakers Lane	Nisswa	56468	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 961-6860	249	18	13.8	27.3%	233 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	75.4	203^rd of 872 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.7	147^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.3%	56	64.3	83.0			72.8	46.4	66.0			55.3	$12,324
Eagle View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6539 County Rd 11	Breezy Point	56472	Crow Wing County	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 562-6100	557	44	12.5	36.6%	530 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	80.2	147^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.8	124^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.9%	23	68.1	73.6			70.9	54.0	66.7			60.3	$10,458
Cuyuna Range Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 6th Ave NE	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 545-8803	533	40	13.4	47.7%	492 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.5	506^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.0%		58.1	403^rd of 881 public elementary schools	54.3%	103	53.4	35.4	42.7	41.8	43.5	32.9	43.9	53.7	47.5	44.9	$12,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Baxter Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Baxter Elementary?

Students at Baxter Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Baxter Elementary in?

Brainerd Public School District

Is Baxter Elementary a good school?

Baxter Elementary ranks 282^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Baxter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Baxter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Baxter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baxter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forestview Middle
High : Brainerd Senior High

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