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Schools in Bay Lake Township

Bay Lake Township’s public schools

Crosby-Ironton Public School District and Brainerd Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/9schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Brainerd Public
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
4,611 students on the public path
In brief

Bay Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Bay Lake Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lowell Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Crosby-Ironton Secondary lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Bay Lake Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Forestview Middle and Crosby-Ironton 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 Bay Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Crosby-Ironton Public School District.

Two districts serve Bay Lake Township

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

Crosby-Ironton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 988 students · 14.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,715MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Brainerd Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 6,079 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,555MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Crosby-Ironton Public School District58%
State average 51.1% · 513 students tested
Math · PK–12, Crosby-Ironton Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 510 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Brainerd Public School District55%
State average 51.1% · 3164 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brainerd Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 3026 students tested

Bay Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bay Lake Township—Crosby-Ironton Public PK–12 · Brainerd Public PK–12
Hazelton—Aitkin Public
Nokay Lake—Brainerd Public
DeerwoodB+Crosby-Ironton Public
Garrison—Brainerd Public PK–12 · Onamia Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Brainerd Public with Bay Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bay Lake Township

9 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 Bay Lake Townshipin other towns
Cuyuna Range Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crosby
B+
533 students13:1Rate it →
Baxter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Baxter
B+
506 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B
407 students10:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B−
250 students12:1Rate it →
Nisswa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Nisswa
A
249 students14:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B+
230 students12:1Rate it →
Lowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brainerd
A
355 students14:1Rate it →
Forestview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Baxter
B+
1,626 students16:1Rate it →
Crosby-Ironton Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Crosby
C
455 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Bay Lake Township’s schools

Are Bay Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bay Lake Township. Crosby-Ironton Public School District and Brainerd Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bay Lake Township in?

Crosby-Ironton Public School District and Brainerd Public School District.

Where do Bay Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Forestview Middle and Crosby-Ironton 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.