Baxter Elementary
Baxter, MN · Elementary School · Grades -1-4
Baxter Elementary is a elementary school in Baxter, MN with 501 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Brainerd Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Baxter Elementary is a elementary school located in Baxter, Minnesota. The school serves 501 students in grades -1-4. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Baxter Elementary is part of the Brainerd Public School District in Minnesota.
How This School Compares
Baxter Elementary has 501 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Brainerd Public School District (519 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points above the district average of 50%. Compared to the Minnesota state average of 50%, the school performs 15 points higher. With a 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Baxter Elementary has 501 students enrolled in grades -1-4. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Baxter Elementary meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Baxter Elementary is part of the Brainerd Public School District in Baxter, Minnesota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.