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Schools in Austin Township

Austin Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
4,092 students on the public path
In brief

Austin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Austin Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Southgate Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Sumner Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Austin Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Austin Senior High. 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 Austin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
7–8Ellis Middlein AustinD
9–12Austin Senior Highin AustinC+

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

Austin Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 5,385 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,905MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51.1% · 2639 students tested
Math27%
State average 44.8% · 2599 students tested

Austin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Austin Township—Austin Public
Austin (city)CAustin Public
Lansing—Austin Public
Oakland—Austin Public PK–12 · Glenville-Emmons PK–12
Lyle—Lyle Public PK–12 · Austin Public PK–12

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

Every school in Austin 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).

Also serving Austin Townshipin other towns
Banfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
C+
574 students15:1Rate it →
Southgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
B−
539 students14:1Rate it →
Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
387 students13:1Rate it →
Neveln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
381 students13:1Rate it →
Ellis Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Austin
D
726 students15:1Rate it →
Austin Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Austin
C+
1,485 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Austin Township’s schools

Are Austin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Austin Township. Austin Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Austin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Austin Township in?

Austin Public School District.

Where do Austin Township kids go to high school?

Austin Senior High.

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What Austin Township families are saying about 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.