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Schools in Bennington Township

Bennington Township’s public schools

LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools and Grand Meadow Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bennington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Grand Meadow Public
Students per teacher
15.2
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
561 students on the public path
In brief

Bennington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bennington Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Grand Meadow Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Leroy Secondary lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bennington Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Leroy Secondary and Grand Meadow Middle. 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 Bennington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools.

Two districts serve Bennington Township

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

LeRoy-Ostrander Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 258 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,252MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Grand Meadow Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 443 students · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,386MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools47%
State average 51.1% · 133 students tested
Math · PK–12, LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools32%
State average 44.8% · 133 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Grand Meadow Public School District41%
State average 51.1% · 232 students tested
Math · PK–12, Grand Meadow Public School District26%
State average 44.8% · 241 students tested

Bennington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bennington Township—LeRoy-Ostrander PK–12 · Grand Meadow Public PK–12
Bloomfield—Kingsland Public
Le Roy—LeRoy-Ostrander
Clayton—Southland Public PK–12 · Grand Meadow Public PK–12
Frankford—Grand Meadow Public PK–12 · Kingsland Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Grand Meadow Public with Bennington Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bennington 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 Bennington Townshipin other towns
Grand Meadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grand Meadow
A
172 students13:1Rate it →
Leroy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leroy
A−
120 students13:1Rate it →
Grand Meadow Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Grand Meadow
D
131 students20:1Rate it →
Leroy Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Leroy
D
138 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Bennington Township’s schools

Are Bennington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bennington Township. LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools and Grand Meadow Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bennington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Bennington Township in?

LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools and Grand Meadow Public School District.

Where do Bennington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Leroy Secondary and Grand Meadow Middle.

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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.