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Schools in Benton Township

Benton Township’s public schools

Central Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benton 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 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
966 students on the public path
In brief

Benton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Benton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Central Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Central Middle lowest (41%). 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 Benton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Central Elementaryin Norwood Young AmericaA−
6–8Central Middlein Norwood Young AmericaC+
9–12Central Senior Highin Norwood Young AmericaB−

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

Central Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 966 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,390MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 51.1% · 456 students tested
Math50%
State average 44.8% · 464 students tested

Benton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benton Township—Central Public
DahlgrenAEastern Carver County PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12
WaconiaAWaconia Public
Young America—Central Public
Hancock—Central Public PK–12 · Belle Plaine Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Central Public with Benton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Benton 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 Benton Townshipin other towns
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwood Young America
A−
413 students14:1Rate it →
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwood Young America
C+
216 students16:1Rate it →
Central Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norwood Young America
B−
337 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Zion Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cologne
Private · Religious
78 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Benton Township’s schools

Are Benton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benton Township. Central Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benton 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 Benton Township in?

Central Public School District.

Where do Benton Township kids go to high school?

Central Senior High.

Are there private schools in Benton Township?

Yes: Zion Lutheran School (grades PK–8, 78 students).

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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.