Black River Township’s public schools
Thief River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
Black River Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Black River Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Challenger Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Franklin Middle lowest (36%). 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 Black River Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Kindergarten in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
1st grade in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
2nd grade in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
3rd grade in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
4th grade in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
5th grade in Black River Township
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
6th grade in Black River Township
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
7th grade in Black River Township
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
8th grade in Black River Township
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
9th grade in Black River Township
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
10th grade in Black River Township
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
11th grade in Black River Township
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
12th grade in Black River Township
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Thief River Falls 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.
Below the state in reading
Black River Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Black River Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Black River Township | — | Thief River Falls |
| Sanders | — | Thief River Falls |
| Browns Creek | — | Red Lake Falls Public |
| River Falls | — | Thief River Falls |
| Polk Centre | — | Thief River Falls |
| Rocksbury | B | Thief River Falls |
| St. Hilaire | — | Thief River Falls |
5 of the 6 neighbors share Thief River Falls with Black River Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Black River 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).
Questions about Black River Township’s schools
Are Black River Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Black River Township. Thief River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black River 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 Black River Township in?
Thief River Falls School District.
Where do Black River Township kids go to high school?
Lincoln Senior High.
Parents talk
What Black River Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Black River Township → They have their own page.
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.