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Best High Schools in Zip Code 56437

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School

213

Students

Top rankedBertha Secondary234^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Summary:

The zip code 56437 contains a single high school, Bertha Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance and rankings suggest it may be facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Bertha Secondary has a 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a dropout rate of 4.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, its proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are significantly below the state averages, particularly in Math and Science. The school's ranking within Minnesota has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 225 (3-star rating) in 2022-2023 to 271 (2-star rating) in 2023-2024, and it is currently ranked 234 out of 450 high schools in the state.

The Bertha-Hewitt Public School District, which Bertha Secondary is a part of, is ranked 266 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating. The high school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 57.08% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school serves a population with significant economic challenges.

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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 (2025)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 56437

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bertha	3.39 mi	3	314^th
Browerville	12.32 mi	3	286^th
Verndale	12.46 mi	2	372^nd
Parkers Prairie	14 mi	3	262^nd
Wadena	14.72 mi	9	373^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.