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Schools in Arctander Township

Arctander Township’s public schools

New London-Spicer School District and Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arctander Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · New London-Spicer
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,809 students on the public path
In brief

Arctander Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Arctander Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Prairie Woods Elementary places highest (better than 79%); Kerkhoven Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Arctander Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: New London-Spicer Middle and Kerkhoven Secondary. 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 Arctander Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New London-Spicer School District.

Two districts serve Arctander Township

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

New London-Spicer School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,518 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,773MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Kerkhoven-Murdock-SunburgGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 777 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,117MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District62%
State average 51.1% · 803 students tested
Math · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District57%
State average 44.8% · 790 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg45%
State average 51.1% · 422 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg44%
State average 44.8% · 395 students tested

Arctander Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arctander Township—New London-Spicer PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12
Norway Lake—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12
Lake Andrew—New London-Spicer
Hayes—Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Mamre—Willmar Public PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg with Arctander Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Arctander 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 Arctander Townshipin other towns
Prairie Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New London
A−
578 students13:1Rate it →
Murdock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Murdock
B
395 students11:1Rate it →
New London-Spicer Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New London
B+
454 students13:1Rate it →
Kerkhoven Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Kerkhoven
C
382 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Arctander Township’s schools

Are Arctander Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arctander Township. New London-Spicer School District and Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arctander Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arctander Township in?

New London-Spicer School District and Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Where do Arctander Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New London-Spicer Middle and Kerkhoven Secondary.

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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.