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Schools in Athens Township · Cambridge-Isanti Public School District, St. Francis Area Schools

Athens Township’s public schools outscore 52% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Athens 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 90% 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
50%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Cambridge-Isanti Public
Students per teacher
16.1
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,472 students on the public path
In brief

Athens Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1593 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Athens Township’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Cambridge-Isanti Public spends $13,218 per student and St. Francis Area Schools $13,837, 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 Athens Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1593)Better than 40%
Towns in Isanti County (13)Better than 46%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,470 test results and a graduating class of 414 could put Athens Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Athens Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,401 in math, 4,539 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Athens Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cambridge-Isanti Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the St. Francis Area Schools, shared with Bethel, East Bethel, Nowthen, Oak Grove, St. Francis and Stanford. Its elementary school is in Cedar. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Athens Township

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

Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 5,007 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,218MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
St. Francis Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 4,281 students · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,837MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cambridge-Isanti Public School District50%
State average 51.1% · 2443 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cambridge-Isanti Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 2344 students tested
Reading · PK–12, St. Francis Area Schools50%
State average 51.1% · 2096 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Francis Area Schools39%
State average 44.8% · 2057 students tested

Athens Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Athens TownshipB−Cambridge-Isanti Public PK–12 · St. Francis Area Schools PK–12
StanfordBSt. Francis Area Schools
St. FrancisBSt. Francis Area Schools
OxfordB−North Branch PK–12 · Cambridge-Isanti Public PK–12
IsantiB−Cambridge-Isanti Public
East BethelBSt. Francis Area Schools

3 of the 5 neighbors share St. Francis Area Schools with Athens Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Athens Township

11 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 Athens Townshipin other towns
Cambridge Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cambridge
498 students15:1Rate it →
Isanti Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Isanti
407 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar
B−
680 students14:1Rate it →
St. Francis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint Francis
B+
621 students16:1Rate it →
East Bethel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar
C+
460 students13:1Rate it →
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Isanti
A−
139 students17:1Rate it →
St. Francis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Francis
C
890 students22:1Rate it →
Cambridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
B+
607 students17:1Rate it →
Isanti Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Isanti
B−
449 students14:1Rate it →
Cambridge-Isanti High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cambridge
B
1,582 students21:1Rate it →
St. Francis High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Francis
B−
1,139 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Athens Township’s schools

Are Athens Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Athens Township children attend outscore 52% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Athens Township in?

Two districts: Cambridge-Isanti Public School District runs grades PK–12, and St. Francis Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Bethel, East Bethel, Nowthen, Oak Grove, St. Francis and Stanford.

Where do Athens Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Cambridge-Isanti High School and St. Francis High.

What is Athens Township’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in Cambridge-Isanti Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Athens Township spend per student?

$13,218 in Cambridge-Isanti Public School District and $13,837 in St. Francis Area Schools (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.