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Schools in Alden

Alden’s public schools

Alden-Conger Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alden. 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 96% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
444 students on the public path
In brief

Alden’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Alden’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Alden-Conger Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Alden-Conger Secondary lowest (41%). 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 Alden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Alden-Conger ElementaryAlden-Conger Public School DistrictB−
7–12Alden-Conger SecondaryAlden-Conger Public School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alden-Conger 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 246 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 248 students tested

Alden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alden—Alden-Conger Public
Carlston—Alden-Conger Public PK–12 · United South Central PK–12

Every school in Alden

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).

District schools in Aldenby address

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (First Step Alden, Enrich Alden and Next Step West (Alden)).

Questions about Alden’s schools

Are Alden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alden. Alden-Conger Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alden. 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 Alden in?

Alden-Conger Public School District.

Where do Alden kids go to high school?

Alden-Conger Secondary.

Parents talk

What Alden 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.