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Baxter Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

12191 Jasperwood Drive, Baxter, MN 56425 · (218) 454-6400 · Part of Brainerd Public School District

Baxter’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
506
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Baxter Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Baxter kids: Forestview Middle

On the path

Where Baxter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Baxter ElementaryYou are here
5–8Forestview Middle1,626 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12191 Jasperwood Drive, Baxter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten70
Grade 1103
Grade 2113
Grade 3113
Grade 4107
Enrollment over time
500’20
525’21
501’22
534’23
506’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Baxter Elementary from Baxter families.

Other schools in Brainerd Public School District

The district →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B
407 students10:1
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B−
250 students12:1
Nisswa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Nisswa
A
249 students14:1
Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B+
230 students12:1
Welc - VPK
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Baxter
215 students
Brainerd Early Childhood SP. Ed.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Baxter
151 students6:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Baxter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.