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Schools in Clayton Township

Clayton Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Southland Public
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
963 students on the public path
In brief

Clayton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clayton Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Grand Meadow Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Grand Meadow Middle lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clayton Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Southland Senior High and Grand Meadow 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 Clayton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Clayton Township

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

Southland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, up 34% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,174MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Grand Meadow Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 443 students · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,386MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southland Public School District55%
State average 51.1% · 228 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southland Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 214 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Grand Meadow Public School District41%
State average 51.1% · 232 students tested
Math · PK–12, Grand Meadow Public School District26%
State average 44.8% · 241 students tested

Clayton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clayton Township—Southland Public PK–12 · Grand Meadow Public PK–12
Grand Meadow—Grand Meadow Public PK–12 · Southland Public PK–12
Marshall—Southland Public
Bennington—LeRoy-Ostrander PK–12 · Grand Meadow Public PK–12
Lodi—Southland Public PK–12 · LeRoy-Ostrander PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Southland Public with Clayton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clayton Township

6 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 Clayton Townshipin other towns
Southland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adams
A−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Grand Meadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grand Meadow
A
172 students13:1Rate it →
Grand Meadow Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Grand Meadow
D
131 students20:1Rate it →
Southland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adams
B−
107 students17:1Rate it →
Southland Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Adams
C
190 students18:1Rate it →
Grand Meadow Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grand Meadow
C+
140 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Clayton Township’s schools

Are Clayton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clayton Township. Southland Public School District and Grand Meadow Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clayton Township in?

Southland Public School District and Grand Meadow Public School District.

Where do Clayton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southland Senior High and Grand Meadow Senior High.

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What Clayton 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.