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Schools in Ceresco Township

Ceresco Township’s public schools

Madelia Public School District and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ceresco Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 18% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Students per teacher
13.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,575 students on the public path
In brief

Ceresco Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ceresco Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El places highest (better than 99%); Madelia Secondary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ceresco Township, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec and Madelia 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 Ceresco Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Ceresco Township

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

Madelia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,494MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Lake Crystal-Wellcome MemorialGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 957 students · 13.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,012MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Madelia Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 321 students tested
Math · PK–12, Madelia Public School District41%
State average 44.8% · 313 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial60%
State average 51.1% · 491 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial59%
State average 44.8% · 482 students tested

Ceresco Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ceresco Township—Madelia Public PK–12 · Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial PK–12
Fieldon—Madelia Public
Lincoln—Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial PK–12 · Madelia Public PK–12
Vernon Center—Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Pleasant Mound—Maple River PK–12 · Truman Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Madelia Public with Ceresco Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ceresco 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 Ceresco Townshipin other towns
Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Crystal
A+
423 students11:1Rate it →
Madelia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Madelia
B
352 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec
High · Grades 6–12 · Lake Crystal
C+
506 students17:1Rate it →
Madelia Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Madelia
C−
294 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ceresco Township’s schools

Are Ceresco Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ceresco Township. Madelia Public School District and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ceresco Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Ceresco Township in?

Madelia Public School District and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial.

Where do Ceresco Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec and Madelia 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.