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Schools in Bigelow

Bigelow’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
68%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,177 students on the public path
In brief

Bigelow’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bigelow’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Worthington Senior High places highest (better than 35%); Worthington Middle lowest (19%). 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 Bigelow, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Prairie Elementaryin WorthingtonC−
3–5Intermediate Schoolin WorthingtonNo scores
6–8Worthington Middlein WorthingtonC−
9–12Worthington Senior Highin WorthingtonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Worthington 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.

Worthington Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,064 students, up 4% since 2023–24 · 14.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,593MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 51.1% · 1751 students tested
Math27%
State average 44.8% · 1730 students tested

Bigelow vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bigelow—Worthington Public
Ransom—Worthington Public

Every school in Bigelow

4 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 Bigelowin other towns
Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Worthington
C−
690 students12:1Rate it →
Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Worthington
705 students14:1Rate it →
Worthington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Worthington
C−
664 students15:1Rate it →
Worthington Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Worthington
C+
1,118 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Bigelow’s schools

Are Bigelow’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bigelow. Worthington Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bigelow. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bigelow in?

Worthington Public School District.

Where do Bigelow kids go to high school?

Worthington Senior High.

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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.