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Schools in Albion Township · Annandale Public School District, Maple Lake Public School District

Albion Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Minnesota districts

Math proficiency in Albion Township’s districts is 58%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Albion Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
59%
▲ 8 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 14 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 18% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Annandale Public
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,139 students on the public path
In brief

Albion Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Annandale Public spends $14,067 per student and Maple Lake Public $13,982, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Albion Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 90% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1475)Better than 93%
Towns in Wright County (18)Better than 61%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,478 test results and a graduating class of 126 could put Albion Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Albion Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,452 in math, 1,503 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Albion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Albion Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Annandale Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Maple Lake Public School District, shared with Chatham, Corinna, Maple Lake and Maple Lake. Its school is in Annandale. Parts of Albion Township (3% of its land) are served by Dassel-Cokato Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Albion Township

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

Annandale Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 2,006 students · 18.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,067MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Maple Lake Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 744 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,982MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Annandale Public School District62%
State average 51.1% · 1104 students tested
Math · PK–12, Annandale Public School District60%
State average 44.8% · 1056 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Maple Lake Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 399 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maple Lake Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 396 students tested

Albion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Albion TownshipAAnnandale Public PK–12 · Maple Lake Public PK–12
French LakeAAnnandale Public PK–12 · Dassel-Cokato Public PK–12
ChathamA−Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose PK–12 · Maple Lake Public PK–12
Maple LakeA−Maple Lake Public
MiddlevilleB+Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Maple Lake Township—Maple Lake Public
CorinnaAAnnandale Public PK–12 · Maple Lake Public PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Maple Lake Public with Albion Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Albion Township

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 Albion Townshipin other towns
Annandale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
A
929 students17:1Rate it →
Maple Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maple Lake
A
404 students12:1Rate it →
Annandale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Annandale
A−
466 students19:1Rate it →
Maple Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Maple Lake
B
340 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Albion Township’s schools

Are Albion Township’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Albion Township children attend outscore 90% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Albion Township in?

Two districts: Annandale Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Maple Lake Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Chatham, Corinna, Maple Lake and Maple Lake.

What is Albion Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Annandale Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Albion Township spend per student?

$14,067 in Annandale Public School District and $13,982 in Maple Lake Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.