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Best public schools in Baxter, MN

4 public schools in Baxter: 3 elementary · 1 middle. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Minnesota.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Baxter
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BAXTER ELEMENTARY 79.6
Brainerd Public School District · Grades PK-4 · 534 students
ELA 62%Math 63%
#175 of 858 in Minnesota
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BRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED. —
Brainerd Public School District · Grades PK · 199 students
No published test results
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WELC - VPK —
Brainerd Public School District · Grades PK
No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in Baxter
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FORESTVIEW MIDDLE 73.6
Brainerd Public School District · Grades 5-8 · 1,709 students
ELA 56%Math 44%Science 21%
#73 of 275 in Minnesota

School districts serving Baxter

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