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Schools in Bethel

Bethel’s public schools

St. Francis Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethel. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 19% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,790 students on the public path
In brief

Bethel’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bethel’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. St. Francis Elementary places highest (better than 74%); St. Francis Middle lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bethel, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: St. Francis High. 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 Bethel, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8St. Francis Middlein Saint FrancisC
9–12St. Francis Highin Saint FrancisB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Francis Area Schools.

The district

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

St. Francis Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 4,281 students · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,837MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 51.1% · 2096 students tested
Math39%
State average 44.8% · 2057 students tested

Bethel vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bethel—St. Francis Area Schools
St. FrancisBSt. Francis Area Schools
East BethelBSt. Francis Area Schools

All 2 neighbors share St. Francis Area Schools with Bethel, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bethel

5 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 Bethelin other towns
Cedar Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar
B−
680 students14:1Rate it →
St. Francis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint Francis
B+
621 students16:1Rate it →
East Bethel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar
C+
460 students13:1Rate it →
St. Francis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Francis
C
890 students22:1Rate it →
St. Francis High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Francis
B−
1,139 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Bethel’s schools

Are Bethel’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bethel. St. Francis Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bethel in?

St. Francis Area Schools.

Where do Bethel kids go to high school?

St. Francis High.

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What Bethel 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.