St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Almond Township’s public schools
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Almond Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
Almond Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Almond Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pre-K - 5th Grade Building places highest (better than 69%); 6-12th Grade Building lowest (41%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Almond Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: 6-12th Grade Building, Big Stone Colony High School and Lismore Colony Senior High School. 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 Almond Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Almond Township
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Kindergarten in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
1st grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
2nd grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
3rd grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
4th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
5th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Grades PK–5 · 152 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
6th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
7th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
8th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Lismore Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 24 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Grades K–8 · 19 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
9th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Big Stone Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 4 students · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
10th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Big Stone Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 4 students · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
11th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Big Stone Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 4 students · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
12th grade in Almond Township · depends on your address
6-12th Grade Building
Grades 6–12 · 133 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Graceville
Big Stone Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 4 students · in Clinton
Lismore Colony Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Clinton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Almond Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Almond Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Almond Township | — | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley |
| Malta | — | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley |
| Prior | — | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley PK–12 · Ortonville PK–12 |
| Graceville | — | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley |
| Big Stone | — | Ortonville |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley with Almond Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Almond Township
6 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).
Questions about Almond Township’s schools
Are Almond Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Almond Township. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Almond Township. 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 Almond Township in?
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.
Where do Almond Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: 6-12th Grade Building, Big Stone Colony High School and Lismore Colony Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Almond Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Almond Township → They have their own page.
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.