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Schools in Chatham Township · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools, Maple Lake Public School District

Chatham Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Minnesota districts

55% of students in Chatham Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chatham Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 10 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 10 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose
Students per teacher
17.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,052 students on the public path
In brief

Chatham Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 237 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chatham Township’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 55% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose spends $14,796 per student and Maple Lake Public $13,982, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Chatham Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 65%
Towns in Wright County (18)Better than 33%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,082 test results and a graduating class of 460 could put Chatham Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Chatham Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,041 in math, 3,122 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chatham Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Chatham Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Maple Lake Public School District, shared with Albion, Corinna, Maple Lake and Maple Lake. Its elementary school is in Buffalo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chatham Township

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

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 5,175 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,796MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Maple Lake Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 744 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,982MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools55%
State average 51.1% · 2723 students tested
Math · PK–12, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools55%
State average 44.8% · 2645 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Maple Lake Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 399 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maple Lake Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 396 students tested

Chatham Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chatham TownshipA−Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose PK–12 · Maple Lake Public PK–12
BuffaloA−Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose
Maple Lake—Maple Lake Public
MarysvilleA−Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose PK–12 · Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted PK–12
AlbionAAnnandale Public PK–12 · Maple Lake Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose with Chatham Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chatham Township

9 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 Chatham Townshipin other towns
Maple Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maple Lake
A
404 students12:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary School of Innov
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montrose
B−
363 students14:1Rate it →
Parkside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buffalo
B
348 students13:1Rate it →
Northwinds Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
A
419 students15:1Rate it →
Tatanka Elementary STEM School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
B
393 students15:1Rate it →
Hanover Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hanover
A
368 students18:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
B+
257 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buffalo
B
1,160 students21:1Rate it →
Maple Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Maple Lake
B
340 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chatham Township’s schools

Are Chatham Township’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Chatham Township children attend outscore 80% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chatham Township in?

Two districts: Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Maple Lake Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Albion, Corinna, Maple Lake and Maple Lake.

What is Chatham Township’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Chatham Township spend per student?

$14,796 in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools and $13,982 in Maple Lake Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.