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Schools in Bartlett Township

Bartlett Township’s public schools

Staples-Motley School District and Verndale Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bartlett Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Staples-Motley
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,076 students on the public path
In brief

Bartlett Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bartlett Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Staples-Motley Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Verndale Secondary lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bartlett Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Staples-Motley Middle School and Verndale Secondary. 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 Bartlett Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Staples-Motley School District.

Two districts serve Bartlett Township

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

Staples-Motley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 901 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,538MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Verndale Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 484 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,670MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Staples-Motley School District45%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math · PK–12, Staples-Motley School District41%
State average 44.8% · 503 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Verndale Public School District39%
State average 51.1% · 243 students tested
Math · PK–12, Verndale Public School District26%
State average 44.8% · 219 students tested

Bartlett Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bartlett Township—Staples-Motley PK–12 · Verndale Public PK–12
Aldrich—Verndale Public
Germania—Bertha-Hewitt Public
Staples—Staples-Motley
Stowe Prairie—Bertha-Hewitt Public
Bertha—Bertha-Hewitt Public
Aldrich (city)—Staples-Motley

2 of the 6 neighbors share Staples-Motley with Bartlett Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bartlett 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 Bartlett Townshipin other towns
Staples-Motley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Staples
C+
308 students13:1Rate it →
Verndale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Verndale
C+
253 students12:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Staples
C
284 students15:1Rate it →
Verndale Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Verndale
C
231 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bartlett Township’s schools

Are Bartlett Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bartlett Township. Staples-Motley School District and Verndale Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bartlett Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bartlett Township in?

Staples-Motley School District and Verndale Public School District.

Where do Bartlett Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Staples-Motley Middle School and Verndale Secondary.

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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.