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Schools in Clear Lake Township · St. Cloud Public School District, Becker Public School District

Clear Lake Township’s public schools score below 69% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

The four-year graduation rate in Clear Lake Township’s district is 64%, below the Minnesota average (83%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Clear Lake 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 96% 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
43%
▼ 8 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
▼ 19 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 0% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · St. Cloud Public
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
1
6,896 students on the public path
In brief

Clear Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1596 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clear Lake Township’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

St. Cloud Public spends $17,140 per student and Becker Public $13,615, 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 Clear Lake Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 31% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1596)Better than 8%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,690 test results and a graduating class of 815 could put Clear Lake Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Clear Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,639 in math, 5,743 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Clearview ElementarySt. Cloud Public School DistrictB
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Clear Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Cloud Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Becker Public School District, shared with Becker, Becker, Palmer and Santiago. Its middle school is in Saint Cloud. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Clear Lake Township

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

St. Cloud Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 9,803 students, up 3% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,140MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Becker Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,877 students · 16.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,615MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Cloud Public School District38%
State average 51.1% · 4265 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Cloud Public School District28%
State average 44.8% · 4184 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Becker Public School District58%
State average 51.1% · 1478 students tested
Math · PK–12, Becker Public School District55%
State average 44.8% · 1455 students tested

Clear Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clear Lake TownshipCSt. Cloud Public PK–12 · Becker Public PK–12
ClearwaterCAnnandale Public PK–12 · St. Cloud Public PK–12
LyndenCSt. Cloud Public PK–12 · Annandale Public PK–12
Silver CreekAMonticello Public
Clearwater (city)C−St. Cloud Public
St. CloudC−St. Cloud Public
HavenC−St. Cloud Public
BeckerA−Becker Public
Becker Township—Becker Public

5 of the 8 neighbors share St. Cloud Public with Clear Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clear Lake 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).

District schools in Clear Lake Townshipby address
Clearview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clear Lake
B
401 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Clear Lake Townshipin other towns
Kennedy Community School
Grades PK–9 · Saint Joseph
C+
582 students13:1Rate it →
South Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C
831 students16:1Rate it →
North Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C−
720 students16:1Rate it →
Becker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Becker
B+
656 students19:1Rate it →
Technical Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,561 students18:1Rate it →
Apollo Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,264 students17:1Rate it →
Becker Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Becker
B+
881 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Clear Lake Township’s schools

Are Clear Lake Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clear Lake Township children attend score below 69% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clear Lake Township in?

Two districts: St. Cloud Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Becker Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Becker, Becker, Palmer and Santiago.

Where do Clear Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Technical Senior High, Apollo Senior High and Becker Senior High.

What is Clear Lake Township’s graduation rate?

64% of the class of 2023 in St. Cloud Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Clear Lake Township spend per student?

$17,140 in St. Cloud Public School District and $13,615 in Becker 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.