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Schools in Atherton Township

Atherton Township’s public schools

Barnesville Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atherton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
870 students on the public path
In brief

Atherton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Atherton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Barnesville Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Barnesville High School lowest (87%). 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 Atherton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Barnesville Elementary Schoolin BarnesvilleA
7–12Barnesville High Schoolin BarnesvilleA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Barnesville 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.

Barnesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 870 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,637MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 51.1% · 485 students tested
Math65%
State average 44.8% · 476 students tested

Atherton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Atherton Township—Barnesville Public
Prairie View—Barnesville Public
Barnesville—Barnesville Public
Manston—Rothsay Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Deerhorn—Barnesville Public PK–12 · Breckenridge Public PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Barnesville Public with Atherton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Atherton Township

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).

Also serving Atherton Townshipin other towns
Barnesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnesville
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Barnesville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnesville
A
380 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Atherton Township’s schools

Are Atherton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Atherton Township. Barnesville Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atherton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Atherton Township in?

Barnesville Public School District.

Where do Atherton Township kids go to high school?

Barnesville High 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.