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Schools in Burton Township

Burton Township’s public schools

Minneota Public School District and Canby Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Canby Public
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,158 students on the public path
In brief

Burton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Burton Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Minneota Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Canby Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Burton Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Canby Secondary and Minneota 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 Burton Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Burton Township

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

Minneota Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 554 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,004MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Canby Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 604 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,453MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Minneota Public School District62%
State average 51.1% · 278 students tested
Math · PK–12, Minneota Public School District60%
State average 44.8% · 278 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Canby Public School District58%
State average 51.1% · 304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Canby Public School District48%
State average 44.8% · 304 students tested

Burton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burton Township—Minneota Public PK–12 · Canby Public PK–12
Omro—Dawson-Boyd Public PK–12 · Canby Public PK–12
Eidsvold—Minneota Public
St. Leo—Canby Public
Wergeland—Canby Public
Swede Prairie—Yellow Medicine East PK–12 · Minneota Public PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Canby Public with Burton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burton 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 Burton Townshipin other towns
Canby Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Canby
A
304 students13:1Rate it →
Minneota Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Minneota
A
258 students12:1Rate it →
Canby Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Canby
C+
300 students18:1Rate it →
Minneota Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Minneota
A−
296 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Burton Township’s schools

Are Burton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burton Township. Minneota Public School District and Canby Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Burton Township in?

Minneota Public School District and Canby Public School District.

Where do Burton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Canby Secondary and Minneota 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.