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Schools in Bellechester

Bellechester’s public schools

Goodhue Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellechester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 22% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
778 students on the public path
In brief

Bellechester’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bellechester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Goodhue Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Goodhue Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bellechester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Goodhue Elementaryin GoodhueB+
7–12Goodhue Secondaryin GoodhueC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Goodhue Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Goodhue Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 778 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,359MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 367 students tested
Math50%
State average 44.8% · 368 students tested

Bellechester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Bellechester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bellechester—Goodhue Public
Belvidere—Goodhue Public
Chester—Zumbrota-Mazeppa PK–12 · Goodhue Public PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Goodhue Public with Bellechester, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bellechester

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bellechesterin other towns
Goodhue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goodhue
B+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Goodhue Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Goodhue
C
362 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellechester’s schools

Are Bellechester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bellechester. Goodhue Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellechester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bellechester in?

Goodhue Public School District.

Where do Bellechester kids go to high school?

Goodhue Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.