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Schools in Big Bend Township

Big Bend Township’s public schools

Lac Qui Parle Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Bend 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 100% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
761 students on the public path
In brief

Big Bend Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Big Bend Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Appleton-Milan Elementary lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Big Bend Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Lac Qui Parle Valley 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 Big Bend Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
7–12Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondaryin MadisonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lac Qui Parle Valley 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.

Lac Qui Parle Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 890 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,487MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 417 students tested
Math42%
State average 44.8% · 421 students tested

Big Bend Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Bend Township—Lac Qui Parle Valley
Tunsberg—Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12
West Bank—Lac Qui Parle Valley
Mandt—Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12
Kragero—Lac Qui Parle Valley

All 4 neighbors share Lac Qui Parle Valley with Big Bend Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Big Bend 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 Big Bend Townshipin other towns
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Appleton
C−
230 students13:1Rate it →
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Madison
A−
151 students12:1Rate it →
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Madison
C+
380 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Bend Township’s schools

Are Big Bend Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Bend Township. Lac Qui Parle Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Bend 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 Big Bend Township in?

Lac Qui Parle Valley School District.

Where do Big Bend Township kids go to high school?

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary.

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What Big Bend 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.