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Schools in Center City

Center City’s public schools

Chisago Lakes School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center City. 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 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

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 19% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,471 students on the public path
In brief

Center City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Center City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Chisago Lakes Senior High places highest (better than 78%); Chisago Lakes Middle lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Center City, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Chisago Lakes 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 Center City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–8Chisago Lakes Middlein LindstromB−
9–12Chisago Lakes Senior Highin LindstromA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chisago Lakes 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.

Chisago Lakes School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,317 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,786MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 51.1% · 1722 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 1710 students tested

Center City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Center City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center City—Chisago Lakes
Chisago LakeA−Chisago Lakes
LindstromA−Chisago Lakes

All 2 neighbors share Chisago Lakes with Center City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Center City

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 Center Cityin other towns
Chisago Lakes El.
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chisago City
347 students12:1Rate it →
Taylors Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors Falls
B
329 students11:1Rate it →
Chisago Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lindstrom
B−
742 students15:1Rate it →
Chisago Lakes Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lindstrom
A−
1,053 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Center City’s schools

Are Center City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Center City. Chisago Lakes School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center City. 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 Center City in?

Chisago Lakes School District.

Where do Center City kids go to high school?

Chisago Lakes Senior High.

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What Center City 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.