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Schools in Camden Township

Camden Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools 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
$12.5K
▼ 27% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Waconia Public
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
4,790 students on the public path
In brief

Camden Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Camden Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Laketown Elementary places highest (better than 96%); Central Middle lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Camden Township, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Waconia High School and Central Senior High. 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 Camden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

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

Two districts serve Camden Township

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−
Waconia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,984 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,464MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 456 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 464 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waconia Public School District63%
State average 51.1% · 2104 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waconia Public School District62%
State average 44.8% · 2023 students tested

Camden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Camden Township—Central Public PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12
New Germany—Waconia Public
Bergen—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12
MayerA−Watertown-Mayer Public
Young America—Central Public
HollywoodA−Watertown-Mayer Public
WaconiaAWaconia Public

2 of the 6 neighbors share Waconia Public with Camden Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Camden Township

8 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 Camden Townshipin other towns
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwood Young America
A−
413 students14:1Rate it →
Southview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A−
544 students15:1Rate it →
Bayview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A+
530 students12:1Rate it →
Laketown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A+
530 students13:1Rate it →
Waconia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waconia
A−
885 students14:1Rate it →
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwood Young America
C+
216 students16:1Rate it →
Waconia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waconia
A−
1,335 students17:1Rate it →
Central Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norwood Young America
B−
337 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Camden Township’s schools

Are Camden Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Camden Township. Central Public School District and Waconia Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Camden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Camden Township in?

Central Public School District and Waconia Public School District.

Where do Camden Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Waconia High School and Central Senior High.

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What Camden 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.