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Schools in Aldrich

Aldrich’s public schools

Staples-Motley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aldrich. 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 97% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
901 students on the public path
In brief

Aldrich’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Aldrich’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Staples-Motley Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Staples-Motley Middle School lowest (32%). 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 Aldrich, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Staples-Motley Elementaryin StaplesC+
5–8Staples-Motley Middle Schoolin StaplesC
9–12Staples-Motley Senior Highin StaplesC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Staples-Motley 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.

Staples-Motley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 901 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,538MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math41%
State average 44.8% · 503 students tested

Aldrich vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aldrich—Staples-Motley
Aldrich Township—Verndale Public
Bartlett—Staples-Motley PK–12 · Verndale Public PK–12

Every school in Aldrich

3 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 Aldrichin other towns
Staples-Motley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Staples
C+
308 students13:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Staples
C
284 students15:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Staples
C
309 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Aldrich’s schools

Are Aldrich’s schools good?

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

Staples-Motley School District.

Where do Aldrich kids go to high school?

Staples-Motley 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.