Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

The Bertha-Hewitt Public School District in Minnesota serves students from elementary through secondary grades. The district has two schools: Bertha Elementary and Bertha Secondary. Based on the available data, Bertha Elementary appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in academic assessments.

Bertha Elementary has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, higher than the district's overall 3-star rating. The school's student population is predominantly white (90.57%), and it has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (62.63%) compared to Bertha Secondary (55.45%). Bertha Elementary also boasts a better student-teacher ratio of 15:1 versus 12.5:1 at Bertha Secondary. Across Math, Reading, and Science assessments, Bertha Elementary's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In contrast, Bertha Secondary lags behind, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and lower test scores compared to the state. The school's Math proficiency rate for 11th graders is only 26.47%, and its Science proficiency rate for the end-of-course assessment is 30.3%. Additionally, Bertha Secondary has a higher dropout rate of 2.9% compared to the state average. These findings suggest a need to investigate the factors contributing to the performance gap between the two schools and implement targeted interventions to improve academic outcomes at the secondary level.