Summary:
The Bertha-Hewitt Public School District has one elementary school, Bertha Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 297 students. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the state averages in math, reading, and science, with particular strengths in 3rd and 6th grade math, as well as 5th grade reading and science.
Bertha Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 90.57% of students identifying as white. The school has a relatively low percentage of minority students, with 1.01% African American, 4.38% Hispanic, and 0.34% Native American. However, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 62.63% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges.
Overall, Bertha Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which is lower than the state average, and a SchoolDigger rating of 3 out of 5 stars, placing it in the middle range of Minnesota elementary schools. While the school is performing reasonably well, there may be opportunities to further improve student outcomes, particularly for underrepresented groups and economically disadvantaged students.
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