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Schools in Bellingham

Bellingham’s public schools

Ortonville Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellingham. 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
510 students on the public path
In brief

Bellingham’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bellingham’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Knoll Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Ortonville 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 Bellingham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Knoll Elementaryin OrtonvilleB+
7–12Ortonville Secondaryin OrtonvilleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ortonville Public Schools.

The district

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

Ortonville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 510 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,161MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 51.1% · 263 students tested
Math53%
State average 44.8% · 266 students tested

Bellingham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bellingham—Ortonville

Every school in Bellingham

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 Bellinghamin other towns
Knoll Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ortonville
B+
282 students12:1Rate it →
Ortonville Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Ortonville
C
228 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellingham’s schools

Are Bellingham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bellingham. Ortonville Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellingham. 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 Bellingham in?

Ortonville Public Schools.

Where do Bellingham kids go to high school?

Ortonville Secondary.

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What Bellingham families are saying about school.

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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.