Summary:
Zip code 55006 in Braham, Minnesota is home to exactly one elementary school, Braham Elementary, which serves students in grades PK–6 as part of the Braham Public School District.
With 429 students enrolled, a 14.5 student–teacher ratio, and 40.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Braham Elementary ranks 312 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 64th percentile — and has held a 3-star rating for each of the last three reported school years. Its strongest subject by far is math: 58.9% of all students are proficient, compared with 48.0% in the Braham Public School District and 44.9% statewide. The school shines brightest in 3rd- and 4th-grade math, where 72.3% of students are proficient, roughly 14 to 17 points above state averages. Reading is also solid overall at 52.4% proficiency, above both district and state, with 4th grade at 58.5% and 6th grade at 61.0% performing particularly well.
Parents should know the school has two clear weak spots. Science is the biggest concern: only 15.3% of students are proficient, well below the district's 22.6% and the state's 25.5% — a gap of more than 10 points. Fifth-grade reading is the other soft spot at 42.4%, about 12 points under the state, while 6th-grade math sits slightly below at 37.3%. Looking at trends, math has stayed essentially flat year over year, reading slipped modestly by about 2.6 points, and science dropped sharply by roughly 8.9 points, though science is tested only in 5th grade, so those results come from a small group of students. Overall, this is a school that performs above the Minnesota average in math and reading, with science and 5th-grade reading as the main areas to watch.
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