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Schools in Bancroft Township

Bancroft Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
3,117 students on the public path
In brief

Bancroft Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bancroft Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lakeview Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Southwest Middle lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Bancroft Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one middle school: Albert Lea 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 Bancroft Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–7Southwest Middlein Albert LeaC−
8–12Albert Lea Senior Highin Albert LeaC

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

Albert Lea Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,335 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,748MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 51.1% · 1484 students tested
Math37%
State average 44.8% · 1444 students tested

Bancroft Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bancroft Township—Albert Lea Public
Albert LeaC+Albert Lea Public
Clarks Grove—Albert Lea Public
Bath—NRHEG PK–12 · Albert Lea Public PK–12
Manchester—Albert Lea Public PK–12 · United South Central PK–12
Albert Lea Township—Albert Lea Public
Riceland—Albert Lea Public

All 6 neighbors share Albert Lea Public with Bancroft Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bancroft 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 Bancroft Townshipin other towns
Hawthorne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albert Lea
C
400 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albert Lea
A−
400 students14:1Rate it →
Halverson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albert Lea
C+
360 students15:1Rate it →
Sibley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albert Lea
C
275 students12:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Albert Lea
C−
486 students14:1Rate it →
Albert Lea Senior High
High · Grades 8–12 · Albert Lea
C
1,196 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Bancroft Township’s schools

Are Bancroft Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bancroft Township. Albert Lea Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bancroft Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Bancroft Township in?

Albert Lea Public School District.

Where do Bancroft Township kids go to high school?

Albert Lea Senior High.

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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.