Summary:
ZIP code 56621 has one elementary school in this data set: Bagley Elementary, the sole public elementary option serving the Bagley area as part of Bagley Public School District. The school serves grades PK–6 with 482 students at 202 Bagley Ave NW, and 59.13% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating high economic need. Its student-teacher ratio of 11.2 is relatively low, a possible resource advantage.
Academically, the picture is mixed. At the all-grade level in 2025–2026, Bagley Elementary outperforms its district in Math (30.3% versus 21.7%, a gap of +8.6 points) and Reading (32.9% versus 29.6%, +3.3 points). Those district-relative gains are the clearest positive signals in the data. Against the state, however, the school trails in every tested subject: Math is 14.6 points below the state's 44.9%, Reading is 15.7 points below 48.6%, and Science is 13.7 points below 25.5%. Science is the weakest area, at 11.8%, just under the district's 12.5% and far below the state.
Grade-level results show similar patterns. The largest single gap is 4th grade Math at 22.4%, 32.8 points below the state. Reading gaps widen in intermediate grades, from 11.7 points below state in 3rd grade to 20.0 points in 4th and 21.8 points in 5th. The lowest absolute score is 5th grade Science at 11.8%. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, proficiency fell in all three subjects—Math -4.09 points, Reading -1.98, Science -7.04—declines steeper than the state's in each case. Across 2023–2024 through 2025–2026, the school has held a 1-star rating and ranked in the low 20s percentile, placing it in the bottom quartile of listed schools.
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