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Schools in Barsness Township

Barsness Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 1% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
953 students on the public path
In brief

Barsness Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Barsness Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Minnewaska Area Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Minnewaska Secondary lowest (36%). 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 Barsness Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–3Minnewaska Area Elementaryin GlenwoodA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

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

Minnewaska School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,324 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,286MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 736 students tested
Math54%
State average 44.8% · 718 students tested

Barsness Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barsness Township—Minnewaska
Rolling Forks—Minnewaska PK–12 · Benson Public PK–12
Blue Mounds—Minnewaska
Chippewa Falls—Minnewaska

All 3 neighbors share Minnewaska with Barsness Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Barsness Township

3 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 Barsness Townshipin other towns
Minnewaska Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Glenwood
A
317 students11:1Rate it →
Minnewaska Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Glenwood
C+
424 students18:1Rate it →
Minnewaska Area Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glenwood
B−
212 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Barsness Township’s schools

Are Barsness Township’s schools good?

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

Minnewaska School District.

Where do Barsness Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Minnewaska Secondary and Minnewaska Area Junior High.

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What Barsness 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.