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Schools in Bandon Township

Bandon Township’s public schools

Cedar Mountain School District and G.F.W. have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bandon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · G.F.W.
Students per teacher
12.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
751 students on the public path
In brief

Bandon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bandon Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cedar Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Cedar Mountain Middle/High School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bandon Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Cedar Mountain Middle/High School and GFW Middle School. 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 Bandon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cedar Mountain School District.

Two districts serve Bandon Township

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

Cedar Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,765MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
G.F.W.Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 572 students, down 8% since 2021–22 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,774MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cedar Mountain School District44%
State average 51.1% · 205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cedar Mountain School District33%
State average 44.8% · 211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, G.F.W.47%
State average 51.1% · 339 students tested
Math · PK–12, G.F.W.34%
State average 44.8% · 309 students tested

Bandon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bandon Township—Cedar Mountain PK–12 · G.F.W. PK–12
Wellington—G.F.W.
Birch Cooley—Redwood Area PK–12 · Cedar Mountain PK–12
Palmyra—Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart PK–12 · Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public PK–12
Camp—G.F.W. PK–12 · Cedar Mountain PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share G.F.W. with Bandon Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bandon 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 Bandon Townshipin other towns
GFW Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibbon
B
240 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin
A−
171 students10:1Rate it →
GFW Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winthrop
121 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Morgan
C−
219 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bandon Township’s schools

Are Bandon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bandon Township. Cedar Mountain School District and G.F.W. have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bandon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bandon Township in?

Cedar Mountain School District and G.F.W..

Where do Bandon Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Cedar Mountain Middle/High School and GFW Middle 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.